Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, Sept. 1, that President Marcos was “too little, too late” when he ordered the probe into the anomalous flood control projects of the government, pointing out that rampant corruption isn’t just happening in the country’s infrastructure programs....
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan pledged on Friday, Aug. 29, to release his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) to reinforce transparency and accountability in the agency’s intensified anti-corruption efforts. He said several DPWH...
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling on Thursday, Aug. 28, called on government agencies and private developers to make the housing sector a model of transparency and said even the smallest trace of corruption can undermine national progress....
A group of active and retired generals and flag officers called on President Marcos Jr. to form a fact-finding body that would investigate alleged irregularities in flood control projects across the country. In a statement Monday, Aug. 18, the Association of Generals and Flag Officers (AGFO)...
Senator Joel Villanueva has been awarded the prestigious World Integrity Prize and recognized as a "Person of Sincere Anti-Corruption Integrity" by the South Korea-based Anti-Corruption Civil Movement General Federation (ACCMGF). (Photo from the Office of Senator Joel Villanueva) This accolade...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), Benhur Abalos (Facebook)) Former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Benhur Abalos is committed to strengthening the anti-corruption policies of the Marcos...
Majority (84 percent) of Filipinos believe there is a need to strengthen the power of national agencies, laws, and mechanisms to fight corruption, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey commissioned by international think tank Stratbase ADR Institute. The survey results was presented by Pulse...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced Friday, July 8, that it has temporarily shelved its digitalize audit program which is supposed to minimize corruption in the service. Bureau of Internal Revenue BIR Commissioner Lilia C. Guillermo told field officials in a virtual Zoom meeting that the...
In an attempt to simplify the internal management of offices under the Office of the President (OP), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, Malacañang revealed. Executive...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday, June 6, reiterated to his constituents his administration's anti-corruption mandate, citing the choice to reform the city's bidding and procurement processes as the hardest decision he has made in his first three-year term. During the city hall's morning...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Wednesday was lauded by re-electionist Senator Risa Hontiveros for his remarkable accomplishments in local governance, particularly in boosting transparency and strengthening the fight against corruption. Hontiveros paid a courtesy visit to the mayor and vowed to...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, April 10 reiterated his belief that President Duterte was able to fulfill most of the promises he made when he ran for the country’s top government position during the May 2016 elections. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and other challenges, Go,...
