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Corruption weighs on business confidence in PH—CEO survey

The confidence of Philippines-based chief executive officers (CEOs) in their industries’ growth prospects waned in the first half of 2025 as corruption and infrastructure...

DPWH recommends criminal cases to Ombudsman vs. contractors

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Commission on Audit (COA) on Monday recommended to the Office of the Ombudsman the...

Discayas pin blame on DPWH, politicians on flood control corruption

A ledger documenting cash payouts to lawmakers and public works officials has surfaced at the center of the flood control scam, with contractors Cezarah...

RSA, MVP team up vs. Metro Manila floods

 “As the rains intensify and the Congressional committee hearings drone on, the people of Metro Manila need more than promises” EACH monsoon downpour in Metro...

Marcos: No regrets about presidency

Vows to root out corruption A visibly unsettled and teary-eyed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. admitted yesterday he is deeply affected by corruption in government,...

CBCP hits corruption, seeks return of stolen public funds

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) slammed the widespread corruption in flood control projects committed by private contractors and politicians, and called for...

A Philippines we all dream of

WHAT if the Philippines were free from corruption, petty politics, and disunity? What if every peso of public funds truly went to the people...

Business, civic groups decry ‘politicontractors’ in flood control scandal

MANILA—A coalition of business and civic groups on Tuesday expressed indignation over a multibillion-peso flood control scandal, saying corruption has "harmed and killed" Filipinos. In...

Corruption costs lives: Over 100 groups call for systemic reform amid flood control mess

A broad coalition of civil society, business leaders, faith groups, academics, labor organizations, disaster volunteers, and former condemned what they called a multibillion-peso “flood...

Flood Control Corruption

This is an AI-generated cartoon with the prompt: A pen-and-ink editorial cartoon in horizontal format. In the center, a sinking lifeboat labeled ‘Flood Relief’...

The stakes are high

“GHOST projects” – funded and reported completed but discovered fragmentary or not even begun – have awakened this nation not in fright but in...

Rally for Accountability

Militant groups stage a protest in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Friday, September 5, 2025, to condemn the leading...

Corruption poses obstacle to Philippine competitiveness, says American chamber

The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham Philippines) renewed its call for transparency and good governance, saying that corruption remains one of...

SC asked to suppress bogus complaints for extortion

The Supreme Court (SC) is being urged to act on prosecutors who entertain fake complaints to help extortionists squeeze money from victims. On Tuesday, Monalie...
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