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‘Gagawin ko ang kailangan kong gawin’: Villar vows to crack down on corruption in DPWH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 12:45 AM

“Itigil niyo na yan dahil all out na kami dito sa layunin namin na tapusin ang problema… Gagawin ko ang kailangan kong gawin. Gano'n lang naman kasimple 'yon.” Read more »

Villar orders creation of task force to probe alleged DPWH corruption

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 11:16 PM

Public Works Secretary Mark Villar has ordered the creation of a task force to look into alleged corruption in his agency.    Read more »

Some Chinese interpreters in NAIA earning 'big time' from 'pastillas' scheme: whistleblower

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 08:34 PM

Some Chinese translators working at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been earning "big time" from the "pastillas" scheme as they allegedly connive with Immigration personnel to slip illegal Chinese workers in the Philippines, a whistleblower said Tuesday. Read more »

Task force binuo para tumutok sa umano'y katiwalian sa DPWH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 08:12 PM

Bumuo ng task force ang Department of Public Works and Highways para tutukan ang mga paratang ng korapsyon sa kanilang ahensiya.   Read more »

Ex-airport Immigration boss denies masterminding 'pastillas' scheme

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 04:08 PM

An immigration official accused of masterminding the illegal entry of Chinese workers has denied any involvement on the "pastillas scheme," which supposedly opened the flood gates for uncontrolled entry of Chinese nationals.  Read more »

Palace to public: Give DPWH chance to curb corruption

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 02:03 PM

MANILA— The public should give a chance to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to curb alleged corruption in the agency that President Rodrigo Duterte recently flagged, his spokesman said Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte blasts DPWH anomalies, but clears Villar

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:03 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday criticized alleged anomalies in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) but cleared its chief, Secretary Mark Villar, of any involvement in illegal activities. Read more »

Sandiganbayan clears ex-Tawi-Tawi governor, 2 others tagged in fertilizer fund scam

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 06:12 PM

Former Tawi-Tawi governor Sadikul Sahali was acquitted by the Sandiganbayan Second Division of graft and malversation charges over the alleged irregular procurement of P1.75 million worth of fertilizers and pesticides in 2004. Read more »

Duterte's SALNs secret; PCIJ shows wealth disclosures of all presidents since Cory

Karol Ilagan and Stanley Buenafe Gajete, PCIJ
Updated as of Oct 19 07:17 AM

For the past 30 years, the Office of the Ombudsman has made readily available the wealth disclosures of Philippine presidents and other government officials. Until now. Read more »

Laws governing wealth disclosure

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Oct 19 01:38 AM

There are three laws that govern the filing of the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth or SALN: Republic Act (RA) 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act), the 1987 Constitution, and RA 6713 (Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees).   Read more »

A citizen’s guide to where and how to get a SALN

Karol Ilagan and Rex David Morales, PCIJ
Posted at Oct 19 01:10 AM

By law, actual copies of SALNs should be open for public inspection at reasonable hours or available for copying after 10 working days from the time they are filed. Read more »

What’s in a SALN anyway?

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Oct 19 01:04 AM

By law, SALNs must contain detailed information on an official’s real and personal properties, loans and other liabilities, and net worth as well as business interests, financial connections and relatives in government.   Read more »

PACC: Over P153 billion lost to PhilHealth 'dysfunction' in 5 years

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 03:31 AM

"Dysfunction" in the state medical insurer PhilHealth led to losses worth P153 billion in 5 years, the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) said Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic raged.    Read more »

Resigned PhilHealth chief Morales files cyberlibel raps vs corruption whistleblower

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 05:47 PM

Ricardo Morales, former head of the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHeath), filed on Friday a cyberlibel complaint against whistleblower Thorsson Montes Keith who earlier uncovered the alleged systematic corruption and anomalies inside the state-run agency. Read more »

Malacañang nagpasalamat sa Senado sa agarang aksyon sa panukala vs red tape

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 09:01 PM

Matatandaang noong Miyerkoles ay sinertipikahang urgent ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang Senate Bill No. 1844, na siyang magbibigay daan para mabilis ang pagproseso sa mga permit, licenses at certifications. Read more »

Lawmakers asking for 'kickbacks' from DPWH contractors an 'open secret': Lacson

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 03:29 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Thursday said lawmakers and officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) asking for "kickbacks" from contractors that won projects from the agency have become an "open secret." Read more »

Palace: Duterte has 'full trust' in DPWH chief Villar despite alleged agency corruption

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 01:50 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has "full trust and confidence" in Public Works Secretary Mark Villar despite the alleged corruption in his agency, Malacañang said Thursday.  Read more »

Senate OKs on final reading bill allowing President to take actions vs red tape

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 04:05 PM

MANILA - The Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading a bill that gives the President special powers to "expedite the processing and issuance of national and local licenses, permits, and certifications" in times of emergency, hours after Malacañang certified the measure against red tape as urgent. Read more »

Enforcement against foreign bribery down sharply since 2018

Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 10:54 PM

WASHINGTON - Active enforcement against foreign bribery has dropped sharply since 2018, and three places - China, Hong Kong and India - did not open a single foreign bribery investigation from 2016 to 2019, a new report by watchdog Transparency International found.   Read more »

Bill allowing President to take actions over red tape hurdles 2nd reading at Senate

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 08:55 PM

The Senate on Monday passed on second reading a bill that would allow the President of the country to expedite the processing of documents, nearly a month after President Rodrigo Duterte met with Congress leaders over anti-corruption and red tape measures. Read more »