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Trump tried to kill anti-bribery law, new book alleges

Jeanna Smialek, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 16 08:15 AM

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wanted to strike down a law that prohibits companies from bribing foreign officials, calling the ban “so unfair” to American companies, two Washington Post reporters recount in a new book. Read more »

Japanese lawmaker arrested for allegedly getting bribes from Chinese gambling operator

Kyodo News
Updated as of Dec 26 11:06 PM

A Japanese lawmaker who spearheaded the country's casino resort policy is suspected of taking 3 million yen ($27,300) from a Chinese gambling operator as a gift in support of his election campaign, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. Read more »

Japanese lawmaker faces arrest over alleged bribe from Chinese gambling operator

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 25 08:57 AM

TOKYO - Japanese prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant for a ruling party lawmaker who is suspected of receiving several million yen in cash from a Chinese gambling operator, investigative sources said Wednesday. Read more »

Sweden's Ericsson to pay $1 billion over bribery allegations: US gov't

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 08:12 AM

Prosecutors say that between 2000 and 2016, the company engaged in a scheme to pay bribes, falsify its books and records and ensure company officials turned a blind eye to the corruption, according to the Justice Department statement. Read more »

Journalists: Media should not be blamed for reports on SEA Games mess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 12:15 AM

Journalist groups insist media should not be criticized for reporting on the failures in the country's hosting of this year's SEA Games. Organizing committee chairman Alan Peter Cayetano meanwhile has a new allegation of money being passed around. Read more »

Judge asks Samsung heir to be humble at bribery trial

Heekyong Yang, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 25 11:53 PM

SEOUL (UPDATED) - A South Korean judge overseeing Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee’s bribery trial told him on Friday to “humbly accept” whatever the outcome of the trial, which could result in a tougher sentence for the conglomerate’s de-facto leader. Read more »

2 Chinese arrested for offering P1.7-M bribe to cops

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 11:27 AM

Two Chinese nationals have been arrested for bribing policemen over the release of 6 Chinese men nabbed for human trafficking, police said Wednesday.   Read more »

2 Chinese timbog sa tangkang panunuhol sa pulis sa Makati

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 07:22 PM

MAYNILA (UPDATE)—Arestado ang 2 lalaking Chinese na nagtangka umanong manuhol sa pulis kapalit ng pagpapalaya sa 6 nilang kasamahan na naaresto sa raid sa hotel sa Makati. Read more »

Tauhan ng barangay timbog sa pangingikil sa Valenzuela

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 07:48 PM

Isang barangay coordinator ang inaresto ng National Bureau of Investigation matapos umanong mangikil sa taong sumuko dahil sa ilegal na droga. Read more »

Dela Rosa denies receiving payoffs as BuCor chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 02:50 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has denied receiving money from inmates at the national penitentiary in during his stint as Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief last year. Read more »

Actress Felicity Huffman gets 14 days jail in US college admissions scandal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 05:55 AM

BOSTON, United States—"Desperate Housewives" actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 2 weeks in jail for paying bribes to help her daughter gain admission to a prestigious American university.   Read more »

'Tilapia,' iba pang 'raket' sa Bilibid, isiniwalat sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 08:53 PM

Ikinanta ng mga dating opisyal sa Bureau of Corrections ang mga "raket" sa loob ng New Bilibid Prison. Read more »

'24-hr gambling, 30k tilapia, kidnapping': Ex-BuCor chief exposes rackets inside Bilibid

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 02:19 PM

MANILA - High-profile inmates at the New Bilibid Prison bribed prison officials so they could enjoy certain privileges while detained such as female entertainers that were worth P30,000 a night, a former chief of the Bureau of Corrections said Thursday.  Read more »

Abogado ng Chinese huli sa tangkang panunuhol ng pulis

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 11:58 AM

Inaresto ang isang abogado at kaniyang 2 kasamahan matapos umano subukang manuhol ng mga pulis para makalaya ang kaniyang kliyenteng Chinese. Read more »

When are gifts considered bribes for gov't officials?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 09:35 AM

Belgica says they cannot stop private individuals from expressing their gratitude to government officials but he also says the law isn't clear on what counts as an acceptable amount. Read more »

CSC urges gov't workers to decline gifts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 09:19 AM

The Civil Service Commission on Tuesday urged government officials and employees to decline gifts from the public, after President Rodrigo Duterte said that police officers can accept items given out of gratefulness or generosity.    Read more »

Regalo o commendation? What people are saying about giving gifts to cops

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 09:18 AM

Instead of gifts, the public should instead give letters of commendations to policemen as a sign of gratitude. Read more »

China's Ivy League dreams fuel lucrative admissions industry

Poornima Weerasekara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 06:49 AM

BEIJING - From hiring ghostwriters and forging sports credentials to generous 'gift-giving', admissions middlemen in China are advising wealthy parents to take an array of 'shortcuts' to secure places at foreign universities.  Read more »

Mga pulis, gov't worker bawal tumanggap ng regalo: Civil Service chair

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 08:40 PM

Bawal sa batas ang pagtanggap ng mga opisyal o empleyado ng gobyerno ng regalo kapalit ng ginawang trabaho. Read more »

'Bato' admits receiving gifts as a cop: 'How do I stop them?'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 06:18 PM

Sen. Ronald dela Rosa on Monday admitted he received gifts when he was still a policeman, saying it was part of Filipino culture, as President Rodrigo Duterte came under fire for saying he does not consider accepting gifts given out of gratefulness as bribery. Read more »