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...
Malacañang has yet to identify the officials and contractors involved in alleged anomalous flood control projects, who President Marcos wants to be investigated. At present, the Palace has also yet to determine the flood control projects included in their corrupt activities. "Ngayon, hindi pa...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has filed criminal charges against individuals accused of defrauding the Senior High School (SHS) Voucher Program. In a bold move to protect public funds and uphold integrity in education, DepEd, under the leadership of Secretary Sonny Angara, announced that it...
A group of teachers on Tuesday, July 1, called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to launch an investigation into reports of an alleged “item-for-sale” scheme in public schools, where teaching positions are reportedly being sold to applicants in exchange for cash. “This is a matter of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, June 26, announced that it is intensifying its crackdown on “pay-for-position” schemes, warning that appointments and promotions within the agency must be strictly based on merit and competence. In a statement, DepEd emphasized its zero-tolerance...
A progressive group of education workers on Friday, May 30, slammed the delay in impeachment proceedings against Vice President and former Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte — calling the move “unacceptable” amid what they describe as a worsening education crisis in...
ILOILO CITY – Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways-6 (Western Visayas) has questioned the filing of graft and corruption cases by the Crimes and Corruption Watch International Inc. (CCWII). “What’s the reason behind? What’s their real intent?” DPWH-6 Regional Director...
ILOILO CITY – Department of Public Works and Highways-6 (Western Visayas) Director Sonny Boy Oropel said the graft and corruption charges filed by the Crimes and Corruption Watch International Inc. (CCWII) against him and several individuals were recycled complaints. “A previous complaint was...
ILOILO CITY – Graft and corruption charges have been filed against key officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways-6 for allegedly rigging the bidding process in favor of Iloilo-based International Builders Corp. (IBC), the biggest contractor in Western Visayas region. The complaint...
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has flagged corruption and a flurry of other barriers to trade with the Philippines that the US government seeks to dismantle, in a report released just days before President Donald Trump’s announcement of reciprocal...
Administrative and criminal charges have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro, his wife Marikina 1st District Rep. Marjorie Ann "Maan" A. Teodoro, and four others for alleged irregularities in the procurement of office and school...
BACOLOD CITY – Police are hunting former Valladolid, Negros Occidental Mayor Romel Yogore who was found guilty of graft by the Sandiganbayan in 2019. The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division found Yogore guilty of violating Section 3 (e) of Republic Act 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act....
