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,...
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),...
CEBU CITY—The former chief of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission is calling on the government to regulate online cockfighting or e-sabong. Greco Belgica, who is running for Senator, said there is a need to control e-sabong to address the ill-effects it is causing on the community....
PROMDI Party standard-bearer Senator Manny Pacquiao has accepted the conditions set by House Deputy Speaker and CIBAC Party-list Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva for the latter to become the anti-corruption czar under a Pacquiao government. Senator Manny Pacquiao in a community forum in Taytay But first,...
If he wins the presidency, one of Senator Manny Pacquiao’s first acts at Malacañang is to offer evangelist and House Deputy Speaker Bro. Eddie Villanueva the job of an anti-corruption czar. Sen. Manny Pacquiao, wife Jinky and 1Pacman Partylist Rep. Eric Pineda is welcomed by Rodriguez...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Wednesday, Feb, 16, said he will appoint fellow presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson as an anti-corruption czar if he wins in the upcoming May elections. PHOTO BY ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN “Mayroon, like for example, ayaw ko...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo threw her full support for former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is running under her ticket, calling him “bantay ng bayan (nation’s watchman)” and “kakampi (ally)” who will push for the same anti-corruption reforms that are the core of...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto was recognized by United States (US) Secretary of State Anthony Blinken for his contributions towards transparency and anti-corruption during Blinken’s speech in Jakarta, Indonesia on Dec. 15. Blinken featured Sotto and his leadership of Pasig City in his speech about...
