The anti-corruption protests, which took place across Manila and other cities, are the largest to take place since the ...
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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, ...
By Arian S. Bataluna Political dynasties have long been a persistent issue in Philippine politics. Ever since the Spanish era ...
Rallies are set to take place across the Philippines on Sunday in protest at what organizers say is widespread corruption in ...
Ragasa had sustained winds of 134 miles per hour and gusts of up 165 mph as it headed west at 12 mph and the weather agency ...
A vast corruption scandal has ignited public fury and coup rumours, placing the president between his family’s past and his ...
The current political upheavals in three Asian countries cannot be compared to the military mayhem in Gaza and Ukraine, but do present a common thread of the peoples' outrages against corruption and ...
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The brutal wages of corruption

THE tepid response to the Philippine government’s call for more foreign direct investments (FDI) was reflected in the dismal ...
Corruption in flood-control projects has enraged many Filipinos, who protested in the capital and in other regions on Sunday.
Violence erupted as tension boiled between protesters and state forces during anti-corruption demonstrations in Mendiola, Manila on Sunday, September 21. Authorities said some individuals hurled ...
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Frugality and the politics of excess

IN a country where more than half of families identify themselves as poor or nearly poor, the concept of frugality in ...