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by Jerome Aning from Philippine Daily Inquirer http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100519-270867/Comelec-whistle-blowers-ready-to-bare-more MANILA, Philippines—The two men who blew the whistle on the Commission on Elections’ attempt to purchase 1.8 million ballot secrecy folders for P700 million for the recent elections were presented to media Tuesday by former Solicitor General Frank Chavez whose law firm is getting ready to file [...]

by Marites Dañguilan Vitug from ABS-CBN News http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/views-and-analysis/03/05/10/arroyos-fear-marites-da%C3%B1guilan-vitug What is happening in two countries not far from us must be giving President Arroyo the chills. Last week, Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra should be stripped of more than half of his contested $2.3 billion fortune. These assets, the Court said, [...]

by Ducky Paredes from MALAYA “One can say that corruption in its more extreme manifestations is a symptom of poverty, both a result and a cause of poverty.” – Ducky Paredes Ambassador Alistair MacDonald of the Delegation of the European Union in the Philippines, in speaking before the 2nd Bisyon 2020 Integrity and Human Rights Conference, [...]

The Concept of Corruption: Ideology of Thieving Conservatives Rawlein G. Soberano, Ph.D.           Conservative anti-corruption outfits have never been and are not models of right conduct and stellar decency because they have been involved in many corrupt cases that benefited them. They are the smoothest hypocrites, a breed apart. Their moral compass always points to [...]

GLIMPSES by Jose Ma. Montelibano I cheered when former Miss International, Aurora Pijuan, joyfully and tearfully called me to share the good news of Efren Penaflorida winning the CNN Hero of the Year. Aurora’s son, TJ Manotoc, had introduced Efren to her after TJ himself became an inspired volunteer of Efren’s advocacy. With Aurora’s constant [...]

Frankly Speaking Frank Wenceslao Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian was handed an unexpectedly stiff sentence of life in prison at the end of a corruption trial. The 58-year-old politician didn’t appear for the sentencing in Taipei protesting the charges and conviction were to placate Beijing because of his push for independence while in office. The above [...]

ANTI-GRAFT LEAGUE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND PHILIPPINE     ANTICORRUPTION MOVEMENT USA, INC. JOINING HANDS AGAINST GRAFT AND CORRUPTION   September 03, 2009   Gen. Guillermo Picache, AFP (Ret.) Chairman, Anti-Graft League of the Philippines Metro Manila, Philippines   Dear General Picache:   Thank you very much for the AGLP’s feedbacks. You’d recall we’ve met at gatherings [...]

by Patricio Mangubat from www.newphilrevolution.blogspot.com True—the Antunez clan is not close with the family of the Arroyos. Yet, what it failed to disclose is, their closeness with the Aboitizes, their business associate and close family friends. But, does this really matter? Yes, because that’ll be the key in unlocking the links of the First family [...]

by JEAN H. LEE  from Associated Press  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Embattled former President Roh Moo-hyun — a reformist shamed by a corruption scandal that tarnished his image as a “clean” politician — jumped to his death while hiking in the mountains behind his rural home in South Korea, his lawyer said. He was [...]

AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR by William M. Esposo from Philstar After watching with keen interest the ANC forum with five 2010 presidential wannabes that was held last Monday, your Chair Wrecker felt that here we go again going after the misdiagnosed national problems. Once again, Filipinos have been suckered into believing that corrupt public [...]