Tag: corruption in Philippines

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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President Duterte orders DOJ-led task force to probe corruption in gov’t

  (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a  Department of Justice-led task force to probe corruption in the entire government. The President gave the order to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra in a memorandum from the Office of the President the chief executive read out in his taped address aired on Tuesday morning. The President said the task force, which was formed in August to probe corruption allegations in PhilHealth, could focus on government corruption allegations […]

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President Duterte wants all national gov’t transactions published in newspapers to ensure transparency in disbursement of gov’t funds

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is requiring national government agencies to publish in newspapers of general circulation the details of each of their transactions to ensure transparency in the disbursement of government funds. President Duterte made the disclosure in a meeting with members of the Cabinet aired on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The President said the  policy was in light of the “sama ng loob” of the public over the allegations of corruption in PhilHealth, the state […]

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DILG: Over 400 local officials, civilians facing criminal raps over irregularities in gov’t cash aid distribution

(Eagle News) — Over 400 local officials and civilians are facing criminal charges over anomalies in the distribution of the government’s financial assistance under the Social Amelioration Program. In  a statement, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said of the 437, 203 were elected public officials, including a municipal mayor, city and municipal councilors, barangay captains, barangay kagawads, SK chairmen and SK councilors. Another 102 are barangay and city personnel, including barangay secretaries, […]

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President Duterte admits he has a hard time addressing corruption in country

But I will fulfill my promise, he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday admitted he was having a difficult time addressing the problem of corruption, but vowed to fulfill his promise to do something about it. “Even if I have to fire..It will go on and on until I get rid of the major players,” he said in a speech at the Kapampangan Food Festival held in the ASEAN Convention Center in […]

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