Outgoing Surigao Del Sur 1st district Rep. Prospero Pichay has issued a statement countering the Sandigbayan’s conviction of him for multiple charges of graft. Prospero A. Pichay Jr. Read more here:...
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica said the graft allegations against him and other ARTA officials were malicious as they were only doing their job to make sure that the law on the automatic approval of applications is implemented. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA)...
Recognizing that graft and corruption are “major obstacles” to the realization of the right of all Filipinos and children to access quality basic education, the Department of Education (DepEd) has created Anti-Corruption Committees (ACC). (Photo courtesy of DepEd) Created in the Central (CO),...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has junked the disqualification case filed against Deputy Speaker and Surigao del Sur 1st district Rep. Prospero “Butch” Pichay of the Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party, the solon's camp told House reporters via a statement Wednesday,...
Deputy Speaker and Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Prospero "Butch" Pichay said Monday, Jan. 17, that the Supreme Court's affirmation of his dismissal order and graft charges does not necessarily mean he is already perpetually disqualified from running for the public office. In a statement...
“Sa 2022, kung magtutulong-tulong tayo, ang pagnanakaw, tapos. Ang magnanakaw, ubos. (In 2022, if we help each other, thievery will end. Thieves will be wiped out.) Sen. Panfilo Lacson Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday, Dec. 31 delivered this short but possibly the most powerful New...
Why did Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi file libel charges against officials and reporters of seven Philippine media outfits that reported about the graft complaint against him? His counsel, lawyer Ruy Rondain, alleged it was because the reporters only based on a press conference and on a press...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Wednesday, Oct. 20, decried as "pure harrassment" and "political" the filing of graft charges against him, businessman Dennis Uy, and several other individuals due to alleged irregularities in the Malampaya Project. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi...
President Duterte warned Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Michael Aguinaldo that failure on his part to lead an audit of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) would constitute a violation not only the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, but of the Constitution itself. President Rodrigo Duterte (left)...
The Commission on Audit (COA) and the Office of the Ombudsman should start conducting its own investigation into the multi-billion deals between the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (DBM-PS) and Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. amid revelations of anomalies in the awarding...
Those who want to obtain a copy of President Duterte’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) may secure it from the Office of the Ombudsman, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) Roque made this...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, August 29 said government agencies should temporarily stop using the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (PS-DBM) as their buying arm for big-ticket projects until the agency has been reformed and cleared of any allegations of corruption....
