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DOH urges pharma firms to show proof of FDA anomalies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 07:36 PM

The Department of Health on Tuesday urged pharmaceutical firms to report alleged anomalies in the Food and Drug Administration. Read more »

New technology to combat prison problems

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 09:15 PM

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Officer-in-Charge Gen. Gregorio Pio Punzalan Catapang Jr. (left) is shown the high technology security systems being deployed at the National Bilibid Prisons (NBP). Read more »

Tulfo wants closer scrutiny of DPWH projects

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 04:20 PM

A senator on Monday called for closer scrutiny into the projects of the DPWH amid continuing allegations of corruption. Read more »

Sandigan OKs testimony of PH consul in Germany on Nani Perez forfeiture case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 01:20 PM

The omnibus motion for reconsideration filed by the co-accused of Perez, businessman Ernest De Leon Escaler, was denied by the court. Read more »

BuCor aminadong mahalaga ang Bilibid gangs

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 07:42 PM

Aminado ang Bureau of Corrections na nakatutulong ang gang system sa Bilibid para sa pamamahala at pagdidisiplina sa mga bilanggo. Read more »

Ex-Navy officer convicted, fined P17-M for medical procurements

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 12:27 PM

Retired Philippine Navy rear admiral Gilmer Batestil was found guilty of 20 counts of malversation and 16 counts of graft by the Sandiganbayan 3rd Division for anomalous medical procurements from 1990 to 1991. Read more »

Iraq arrests businessman suspected in theft of $2.5-B from tax agency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 06:45 AM

Iraqi security forces on Monday arrested a businessman allegedly attempting to flee the country after being implicated in the "theft" of $2.5 billion from tax authorities, the interior ministry said. Read more »

P149 billion stolen from Iraq tax agency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 06:11 AM

Local media published a document from the tax authority showing 3.7 trillion Iraqi dinars had been withdrawn between September 2021 and August 2022. Read more »

Ex-Tokyo Olympic executive faces fresh bribery case

Kyodo News
Updated as of Oct 16 10:10 PM

Japanese prosecutors are set to build yet another corruption case against a former Tokyo Olympic executive for allegedly accepting bribes. Read more »

Ex-Rizal governor acquitted of graft

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 03:21 PM

Former Rizal governor Casimiro Ynares, Jr. was acquitted by the Sandigabayan of 4 counts of graft. Read more »

'Euro general' caught with 105,000 euros in cash fined for violating BSP circular

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 04:23 PM

Ex-comptroller Eliseo Dela Paz was detained at the Moscow airport in 2008 for carrying 105,000 euros. He was ordered to pay a P200,000 fine. Read more »

[OPINION] Subsidies and the Hood Robin Economy

Dean dela Paz
Posted at Sep 14 11:48 PM

So, who really benefits from subsidies? Read more »

DPWH chief aalamin, sasagutin ang isyu ng 'expanded fund parking'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 08:20 PM

Ibinunyag ni Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano ang bagong modus ng posibleng pagbubulsa ng pondo ng gobyerno para sa mga nakalinyang public works projects. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 2, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 11:53 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Malaysia convicts wife of former PM Najib Razak for graft

Fazry Ismail, EPA-EFE
Posted at Sep 02 10:22 AM

Malaysia's High Court convicted Rosmah Mansor on three counts of bribery for helping a company win a government contract after soliciting and receiving bribes. Read more »

Sri Lanka set for IMF bailout following bankruptcy

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Sep 01 03:51 PM

The International Monetary Fund says a first agreement has been reached on a $2.9 billion loan to the bankrupt country. Read more »

'SRA officials yet to undergo usual appointment steps'

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 04:53 PM

The Governance Commission for GOCCs said it has yet to process current SRA officials since they were appointed in acting capacity. Read more »

Teachers' group says there's 'corruption' in DepEd laptop mess

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 01:59 PM

A teachers' group believed there was alleged corruption in the purchase of P2.4 billion worth of laptops. Read more »

Former Malaysia PM Najib sent to prison for corruption

M Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 07:58 PM

Malaysia's highest court Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal. Read more »

1MDB: Malaysia's extraordinary financial scandal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 06:40 PM

Malaysia's extraordinary 1MDB corruption scandal allegedly saw top officials loot billions from state coffers and go on a worldwide spending spree -- buying a $250 million yacht, a Van Gogh painting, and financing a Hollywood blockbuster. Read more »