By Arian S. Bataluna Political dynasties have long been a persistent issue in Philippine politics. Ever since the Spanish era ...
The anti-corruption protests, which took place across Manila and other cities, are the largest to take place since the ...
The event at Rizal Park, dubbed “Baha sa Luneta: Aksyon na Laban sa Korapsyon”, saw tens of thousands of Filipinos protesting ...
The Philippines and Nepal are both countries that share similarities when it comes to corruption in their governments.
There's a real possibility that former President Rodrigo Duterte could be the first head of state to be convicted before the ...
Two former Philippine government engineers have told a televised inquiry that most flood control projects, road and other ...
Marawi’s story goes beyond the 2017 siege: without reliable information, communities are left vulnerable, and the struggle for free and accountable media continues ...
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Corruption still kills: Lessons from earthquakes

CORRUPTION kills; it has and will take more lives than environmental disasters in the Philippines. It is 90 percent less expensive to address the hazards before these become disasters; aside from ...
BRAZIL: BRICS is a group of developing countries that have a key role in the global economy. This group has emerged as a new ...
As a journalist for many years, my observance of Sept. 21 is in remembrance of that day in 1972 when Proclamation 1081 ...
Opposition Leader Steven Miles has likened the actions of the Crisafulli government to corrupt regimes overseas – and suggested to his 150,000 social media followers, in a now-deleted video, that they ...
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Crimes against the Republic

The Independent Commission on Infrastructure was off to a good start last week in its investigation into the alleged “ghost” flood control projects.