While the Commission on Elections (Comelec) made it clear that government contractors are prohibited from making donations to election candidates, it may come out differently if it were made in a personal capacity. "Sa aking palagay iyan ng magiging mabigat na depensa nung naturang tao (In my...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong supports Senate President Chiz Escudero’s plan to file a bill that would prohibit relatives of public officials up to the fourth degree from entering into government contracts. Escudero proposed the law to eliminate the conflict of interest that persists in...
The family of President Duterte’s former aide, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, enriched themselves by as much as P6.6 billion in government contracts, P5.1 billion of which were awarded during the first two years of the President’s term, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday,...