Vice President Leni Robredo said the government system should force public officials to be good at the second round of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-organized presidential debate on Sunday, April 3. Vice President Leni Robredo attends the second round of the Commission on Elections...
The Pasig City local government held on Wednesday, March 23, the groundbreaking ceremony for its newest barangay hall as it promoted the importance of transparency and fairness in its government transactions and projects. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto's Facebook) Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto,...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo joined veteran journalist Jessica Soho for GMA News’ presidential interviews where she spoke her mind on key national issues, including the alleged rampant corruption in government, the controversial war on drugs, the government’s pandemic...
The Philippines has a “moderate” risk of corruption in its defense and security sectors, according to a recent assessment of a global transparency movement based in the United Kingdom. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) The country was placed...
Malacañang underscored Thursday, Nov. 25 that the Philippines is of the same level as Japan and Singapore as far as the rating given to it by Transparency International's Government Defence Integrity Index is concerned. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook page)...
Suffice it to say that President Duterte spoke his mind about the United Nations (UN) during his final opportunity to address the world body as Philippine leader. The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New...
President Duterte insisted that he is not attacking the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) but is only demanding transparency from the organization as he insisted on having it audited by the Commission on Audit (COA). President Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine Red Cross chairman Senator Richard Gordon (FILE...
Editorial A witness who called in sick when it was his time to testify. A government official who feigned ignorance when a question was asked. A supplier who suddenly required a language interpreter just to speak. A businessman who was swept with amnesia when his overpriced government transaction...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque is firm that Malacañang will not share records of the administration's infamous drug war to the public nor the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) but assured the people that those guilty of crimes are being investigated, tried, and punished. Presidential Spokesman...
Amid vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr.’s claim that some government agencies are now wary of handling funds for fear of getting flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA), Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, September 5, that complying to state auditors is for transparency and accountability....
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) committed to working with the Commission on Audit (COA) in its vital role of promoting transparency in government despite the latter citing the agency for supposed "non-submission" of its financial documents for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. Anti-Red Tape Authority...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Thursday, August 19, all major police units to coordinate closely with their respective resident auditors and immediately act on the observations and recommendations of the Commission on Audit (COA) to ensure...
