OFWs demand probe of repeat free riders in COVID repatriation program
“Some people are going on travels, maybe even junkets, by using the people’s money, taking advantage of services devoted to distressed OFWs, and depriving OFWs and migrant Filipinos of funds for much-needed services,” Migrante International chairperson Joanna Concepcion said.
PAMPANGITI: How a new corruption euphemism contributed to the Laguna de Bay tragedy
It is the usual corruption in government that contributed to the capsizing of a motor boat on Laguna de Bay last July 27 and killed 27 passengers, a Senate inquiry bared on Tuesday. Motor Boat (MB) Aya Express driver Donald Anain admitted he bribed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel stationed in Binangonan, Rizal to be allowed to sail his overloaded boat without inspection.
Martial law survivors see emerging scheme to recover Marcoses ill-gotten wealth
The dismissal of yet another corruption charge against the Marcoses is part of an emerging pattern to recover the family’s ill-gotten wealth, martial law survivors warned.
KAPATID: ‘Jun Lozada should be regarded as a political prisoner’
“Thanks to Jun Lozada’s courage [a] scandalous megadeal was cancelled. But because of the rotten double standard of justice in the Philippines, he is the one who will go to prison while the biggest masterminds of graft and corruption are exculpated and allowed to perpetuate themselves in public office,” Kapatid spokesperson Fides Lim said.
Go’s withdrawal to benefit Marcos-Duterte dynasties, BAYAN warns
“Perhaps there is already a form of accommodation for Rodrigo Duterte under a Marcos-Sara Duterte tandem,” Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. said.
Senate reveals more questionable Pharmally deals
“Pharmally still could not explain where it got money to pay its Chinese suppliers. The ‘buy now, pay later’ explanation is hard to believe at a time when the demand was highest,” BAYAN secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. said.
Sandiganbayan convicts Duterte’s frat brods of plunder
The anti-graft court ruled the three convicts were guilty of extorting P50 million in exchange for the release of 1,316 Chinese nationals caught illegally working in Pampanga.
OFWs press for scrapping of mandatory PhilHealth membership
Migrante International said mandatory PhilHealth membership has been a burden for OFWs since the passage of the Universal Healthcare Act (UHC) signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on February 20, 2019.
Duterte’s SALNs secret; PCIJ makes public wealth disclosures of all presidents since Cory
For the past year, repeated requests by the PCIJ for the President’s wealth statement have been tossed back and forth between the Office of the Ombudsman and the Office of the President. The issuance of the Ombudsman’s circular now essentially makes Duterte’s SALNs secret.
Ombudsman’s efforts hide admin corruption
The Ombudsman restricting access to the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of public officials and proposing to do away with lifestyle checks is only this administration’s latest effort to hide the growing stench of corruption. Yet with the government’s infrastructure budget bloating and the pork-filled 2021 budget being railroaded through Congress, every check on corrupt government officials is more urgent than ever.