Business couple Pacifico and Sarah Discaya accused Philippine congressmen of demanding kickbacks for government flood-control projects during a televised Senate investigation. Their allegations, ...
Filipinos condemned the corruption in sham projects as an estimated US$2 billion in funds went down the drain.
Corruption in flood-control projects has enraged many Filipinos, who protested in the capital and in other regions on Sunday.
Two former Philippine government engineers have told a televised inquiry that most flood control projects, road and other infrastructures they helped oversee in recent years in a province near the cap ...
The defence department and the military have warned against ‘futile’ attempts suggesting ‘unconstitutional’ interventions.
MANILA – Saudi Arabia has praised its “steadily growing” political, economic, and people-to-people ties with the Philippines ...
On Sept. 21, 1972, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. declared martial law through Proclamation 1081. It was imposed in ...
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is facing three counts of crimes against humanity in connection with his years-long deadly war on drugs, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors ...
On August 28, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered lifestyle checks for all public officials amid a growing ...
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Patronage politics: Likely root cause of corruption

The 1987 Constitution was meant to establish a democratic government, restore freedoms, protect civil and political rights and put safeguards against authoritarian rule. But almost four decades later, ...
No matter which political side you sit, Filipinos unite under comic relief through impersonations, skits, and social media memes — and challenge power through humor ...