Tag: corruption

President Duterte tells “corrupt” Ombudsman to resign; Urges her, Sereno to make public their bank books like him

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday accused Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales of illegally obtaining documents pertaining to his bank transaction history and called for her resignation. “Mag-resign muna si Carpio because she’s corrupt at humahawak ng ebidensiya na kinuha nila na walang permiso sa AMLC (Anti-Money Laundering Council), illegally obtained,” Duterte said during the inauguration of Bahay Pag-asa in Marawi City. He said the one behind this was a mistress of a colonel, […]

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Ombudsman bars former Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala from gov’t service

(Eagle News) — Former Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala has been barred from holding any position in government. This was after the Ombudsman found Alcala guilty of grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service in two separate cases involving incidents that took place when he was agriculture secretary. In a statement on Monday, the Ombudsman said Alcala was “found liable for the misuse of P13.5 million for the construction of the […]

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President Duterte announces P3 million bounty for “ninja cops,” lawmen protecting drug syndicates

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has announced a higher bounty for policemen involved with or protecting drug syndicates, or the so-called “ninja cops” from the previous P2 million to P3 million per head. Duterte bared this in his speech during the Outstanding Government Workers and Gawad CES awards rites on Wednesday, Sept. 20. In his speech, the President reiterated his administration’s commitment to fight corruption, criminality, and illegal drugs. He said he wanted […]

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Senate restores protective custody over “fixer” Mark Taguba

(Eagle News) — The Senate blue ribbon committee on Monday announced the restoration of protective custody over fixer Mark Taguba. It was Senator Richard Gordon himself  who approved the restoration, following a motion by Senator Panfilo Lacson, who earlier criticized the Senate blue ribbon committee chair for removing protective custody over Taguba without the consent of the members of the committee. Apart from Lacson, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV criticized Gordon for his move. Gordon had accused […]

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President Duterte lashes back at Trillanes; says it is the senator who has bank accounts outside the country

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accused Senator Antonio Trillanes IV of owning bank accounts outside the country. “I’m coming out with Trillanes’ bank accounts all over,” the President said in his speech during the closing ceremony of the 26th Mindanao Business Conference in Cagayan de Oro. Duterte made the announcement after Trillanes accused his son, Paolo, and son-in-law Mans Carpio of owning more than P100 million each in each of their accounts, of […]

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Davao Vice Mayor Duterte’s lawyer on Trillanes’ allegations vs his client: “Pure baloney, wild propaganda”

(Eagle News) — They’re pure baloney, wild propaganda. This was how the lawyer of Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte described Senator Antonio Trillanes’ allegations against his client. According to Rainier Madrid, who is also the vice mayor’s spokesperson, Trillanes’ claims the younger Duterte was a member of a triad, and was involved in illegal activities with corrupt Customs officials and employees, were only meant to “create perceptions in the minds of people.” For this, Madrid […]

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Senate blue ribbon committee cites absent Faeldon in contempt

(Eagle News) — The Senate blue ribbon committee cited former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon in contempt after he failed to show up in Thursday’s hearing into corruption in the Bureau of Customs. “Make sure that he shares information and that he is brought here on Monday,” committee chair Senator Richard Gordon said. Earlier, Gordon urged the committee to take action on Faeldon, noting some of his “contentious remarks” in justifying his absence in the hearing. […]

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House committee recommends replacing Bureau of Customs, filing of charges vs Faeldon, other officials

(Eagle News) — Pass a law replacing the Bureau of Customs, and file the necessary charges against individuals. These were some of the recommendations of the House committee on dangerous drugs, which wrapped up its inquiry into the P6.4-billion shabu shipment that entered the country via Customs express lanes. According to the committee, the “new revenue collection agency or instrumentality of government” that will replace the BoC should have a “different system of collection to […]

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Newly installed Customs chief Lapeña to Customs employees: One strike and you’re out

(Eagle News) — One strike and you’re out. This was the message of Isidro Lapeña to Bureau of Customs employees as he took the helm of the office from his predecessor, Nicanor Faeldon, on Wednesday. President Duterte announced Faeldon’s replacement after a P6.4-billion drug shipment entered the country via Customs express lanes in May, angering lawmakers who called for inquiries into the matter. “Just do your work, prove your worth and I will back you […]

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President Duterte tells Faeldon to ‘take a few days off”

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte had asked former Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon to take a “a few days off” as both the Senate and the House of Representatives probe the controversial P6.4 billion shabu shipment from China that had put the bureau in hot water. Faeldon, who had already been replaced by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director Isidro Lapeña, had also been accused by senator Panfilo Lacson of being eaten […]

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President Duterte renews commitment to rid gov’t of corruption

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to rid the government of corruption. “I said I would stop corruption in government. I’m doing it,” he said during the opening of a solar plant in Batangas. He provided what could be an explanation for why his son’s name was being dragged into the P6.4-B drug shipment mess, saying Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte–who eloped with his wife when he was 18 years […]

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Ex-Customs Commissioner Faeldon denies receiving P100-m “pasalubong” money

(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon on Wednesday denied the allegations he received a welcome gift of P100 million as when he took over the helm of the Bureau of Customs, saying he “has not done any form of corruption in (his) many years of government service.” “I have not asked anybody to collect tara for me nor have I accepted any tara from anybody. Again, I have not done any form of […]

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