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By Alexis Romero The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is among the countries where risk of corruption in the defense sector is “very high” due to lack of transparency and weak congressional oversight, an international watchdog said. A study by Transparency International UK showed that the Philippines belongs to “band E” – countries with “very high risk” of corruption in the defense sector. Read More …
By REY O. ARCILLA MALAYA ‘The COA reported that at least P4.13 billion in contributions and loan payments made by 12 government offices to the GSIS had not been credited to the offices as of Dec. 31, 2011.’ AS this space had been urging for months, the Department of Foreign Affairs has finally brought the territorial dispute we have with China in the West Philippine Read More …
By Kate McGeown BBC News, Philippines Imelda Marcos: a name synonymous with wealth, greed and excess. During her husband’s 20 years as Philippine president, she amassed a huge collection of art, jewellery, property and – most famously – at least 1,000 pairs of shoes. Paintings by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Rembrandt, Rafael and Michelangelo; palatial homes in the US and the Philippines; silver tableware, gold necklaces, Read More …
PNoy Trumpets Accomplishments Before Participants Of World Economic Forum By Genalyn D. Kabiling Manila Bulletin DAVOS, Switzerland — With the days of corruption and mismanagement of the past administration finally over, the Philippines has finally turned the corner and now enjoys a “virtuous cycle” of growth driven by good governance, President Benigno S. Aquino III declared yesterday. The President trumpeted his anti-corruption reforms and how Read More …
GLIMPSES By Jose Ma.Montelibano In a reversal that astounds, the Philippines has been the focus of positive and exciting news. It used to be that the most prevalent of commentaries heaped on both Filipinos and the Philippines centered on two societal cancers – corruption and poverty. Then, stemming from that corruption and poverty would flow a myriad of horror stories. It is also worth mentioning Read More …
By AMADO P. MACASAET MALAYA ‘It is not the expense. It is the fact that the PCGG cannot produce the goods to prove the guilt of Marcos and his family in the other cases.’ Andres Bautista, chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government, declared that pursuing half of the $10 billion worth of alleged stolen assets of Ferdinand Marcos and his family should be Read More …
By Delon Porcalla The Philippine Star MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – President Aquino yesterday hinted he is not keen on abolishing the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) as recommended by its chairman Andres Bautista. Aquino said much still needs to be done in recovering ill-gotten wealth. “Instead of abolishing it (PCGG), we must see to it that their job is already finished. So, again, he Read More …
By Ellen Tordesillas Malaya Just because the Presidential Commission on Good Government would be abolished, it doesn’t mean that the hunt for the people’s money looted by the Marcoses and hidden in bank accounts abroad or in properties under the name of some friends, should also end. As PCGG Chair Andres Bautista said, the job could be continued by the Department of Justice. The reasons Read More …
By Carol J. Williams Los Angeles Times The late Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos so skillfully squirreled away billions in national wealth that, even 26 years after his ouster, those pursuing recovery of the ill-gotten bounty have little inkling of its true value. There may be more than $60 billion salted away in offshore accounts or secret jungle hideouts. Stories have circulated for decades, some documented Read More …
By Edu Punay The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is still awaiting action from the Court of Appeals (CA) on her petition to stop Malacañang from suspending her for six months. As of Friday, the CA has not acted on her petition. Garcia’s petition last Dec. 21 questioning the legality of her suspension was raffled to the CA’s 12th division in Read More …