Tag: corruption in Philippine government

PHL gov’t on corruption index ranking: A challenge to do better, a reason for hope

(Eagle News)–The government on Saturday, Feb. 3, said the Philippines’ slight improvement in the Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International was both a “challenge to do better” and “a reason for hope that the country is headed in the right direction.” Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said “earnest efforts” are already being undertaken to implement digital transformation. He said the initiative aims to “streamline institutional processes and curtail opportunities for graft and corruption,” adding it was […]

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Guevarra: DOJ-led task force to file complaints vs corrupt officials even if they are outside the Executive department

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday, Nov. 25, said the Department of Justice-led task force probing corruption in government would file complaints against officials involved in corruption even if they were not part of the executive department. Guevarra made the clarification after President Rodrigo Duterte said he himself could not probe congressmen involved in corruption as they were in a separate branch of government. According to Guevarra, while the President has no […]

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