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Duterte anti-corruption body eyes raps vs 12 NHA officials over Yolanda housing

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Posted at Oct 09 04:02 PM

MANILA - The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) recommended Wednesday the filing of criminal and administrative complaints against 12 housing officials over alleged anomalies in resettlement projects for survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, the country's deadliest storm. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 16, 2019

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Posted at Sep 16 11:41 PM

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

Illegal Chinese online operators nabbed

Ted Aljibe, AFP
Posted at Sep 16 04:26 PM

NCRPO director Maj. Gen Guillermo Eleazar (2nd R) gestures while chairman of the PACC Dante Jimenez (3rd L) and BI deputy commissioner Tobias Javier (2nd L) listen during a press conference where 3 (back, orange shirts) of the 277 Chinese nationals, caught in the act of conducting illegal online operations, were presented to the media on Monday.  Read more »

PACC disowns 'official' nabbed for threatening security guard

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Posted at Jul 17 10:27 AM

The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday belied media reports that a man arrested for threatening a security guard with a loaded firearm is an official of the body. Read more »

Duterte commission clears agri chief Piñol of corruption

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 04:22 PM

The PACC in a statement Tuesday said it found no evidence to support allegations of unexplained wealth against Piñol. Read more »

Civil service workers warned vs campaigning for May poll candidates

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 04:54 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-corruption body on Thursday promised to go hard on civil service employees campaigning for candidates in the May midterm elections. Read more »

Problema sa loose firearms, hamon pa rin sa awtoridad: Jimenez

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Updated as of Feb 08 12:10 PM

MAYNILA – Kinakailangan pang magtrabaho ng husto ng pulisya at maging ang lokal na pamahalaan para masawata ang paglipana ng loose firearms, ayon kay Dante Jimenez, chairperson ng Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission. Read more »

Extortion claims vs Labor chief 'credible,' says PACC chair

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Updated as of Jan 08 02:35 PM

MANILA - Complaints of extortion against Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III have a strong basis, President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-corruption body insisted on Tuesday.    Read more »

President cannot disregard COA, says his anti-corruption appointee

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 03:39 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte cannot ignore the Commission on Audit, despite his apparent disdain for the constitutional body, the chairperson of his anti-corruption commission said Tuesday. Read more »

Mas malalim na imbestigasyon, hiling sa pagpatay sa Ombudsman lawyer

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Posted at Jun 06 11:44 PM

Tingin ng isang opisyal, maaaring may nag-utos sa nadakip na suspek sa krimen. Read more »

Jimenez eyes probe of Ombudsman's deputies

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 06:38 PM

Dante Jimenez, who was recently tapped to head the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), said Tuesday that he is seeking confirmation on whether the agency can investigate deputies at the Office of the Ombudsman. Read more »

Duterte appoints VACC's Dante Jimenez to anti-corruption body

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Posted at Jan 15 06:15 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the founding chairman of Volunteer Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), Dante Jimenez, to lead the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission. Read more »

Bataan girl died of dengue after vaccination: VACC

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 12:38 PM

A 10-year-old girl in Mariveles, Bataan died of severe dengue some 6 months after she was given a vaccine for the mosquito-borne illness, which is now at the center of a health scare, the VACC claimed Thursday. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said the case is still subject to validation.  Read more »

'Mapupusoy ka': VACC revives impeach threat vs Ombudsman

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 08:02 AM

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales should brace herself for a strong impeachment complaint against her, crime watchdog Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) said Tuesday.    Read more »

PDEA alone can't solve drug problem, VACC chief says

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Posted at Oct 13 08:00 AM

Transferring leadership of the government's war on drugs to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency from the police alone will not solve the country's narcotics problem, the head of an anti-crime advocacy group said Friday. Read more »

Duterte not behind VACC impeach try vs Sereno, says chair

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Updated as of Sep 05 12:15 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is not behind the impeachment complaint filed by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, the VACC's president said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte, nakipagkita sa mga magulang ni Kian

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Updated as of Aug 28 11:02 PM

Nakipagkita si Pangulong Duterte sa mga magulang ni Kian Loyd delos Santos sa Malacanang Lunes ng hapon, ilang araw matapos na mailibing ang teenager na umano'y namatay sa isang operasyon ng mga pulis laban sa droga. Read more »

Why VACC filed impeach complaint vs Sereno

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Updated as of Aug 31 11:18 AM

VACC chair Dante Jimenez on Wednesday said Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is "acting like a dictator" after she allegedly failed to appoint several officials in the judiciary. Read more »

Impeachment raps loom vs Ombudsman

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Posted at May 09 12:51 PM

An anti-crime watchdog on Tuesday said it is set to call for the impeachment of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales over her alleged inefficiency in going after corrupt politicians. Read more »

VACC urges Duterte: Let Gina Lopez continue green crusade

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Posted at May 04 08:48 AM

An anti-crime watchdog on Thursday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to let outgoing Secretary Gina Lopez continue her campaign against destructive mining in an official capacity, after she was rejected by the Commission on Appointments (CA). Read more »