Topic: good-governance

OPINION: Politics for development

OPINION: Politics for development

Edmund S. Tayao
Posted at Jun 26 06:39 PM

What does it take to achieve development in the country? My experience working on local governance has led me to understand the critical role local governments play in development. Read more »

Sandiganbayan upholds decision to let Jinggoy go to US

Sandiganbayan upholds decision to let Jinggoy go to US

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 04:18 PM

The Sandiganbayan 5th Division upheld its earlier decision allowing former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to travel to the United States to attend a gathering of the US Pinoys for Good Governance, as well as to visit relatives and undergo a medical check-up at Stanford Hospital. Read more »

Fil-am group denies inviting Jinggoy to speak in Michigan

Fil-am group denies inviting Jinggoy to speak in Michigan

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 04:16 PM

The US Pinoys for Good Governance, a group of Filipino Americans headed by philanthropist Loida Nicolas Lewis, denied inviting former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada to speak at their annual membership meeting in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Read more »

As APEC convenes, a Vietnamese leader’s legacy lives on

As APEC convenes, a Vietnamese leader’s legacy lives on

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Nov 07 10:37 PM

This week, as hundreds of sleek black Audis chauffeur world leaders to APEC, they will be traveling on the roads and bridges built by Nguyen Ba Thanh, in the city that was his throne. The shadow of the “King of Danang” still looms large.   Read more »

‘Single window’ approach to ease business permit processing in PH: Pernia

‘Single window’ approach to ease business permit processing in PH: Pernia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 09:29 PM

MANILA - The government is pushing for the “single-window” approach to fast-track business permit processing in the country, after the Philippines slipped to 113th from 99th out of 130 countries in the recent World Bank’s “Ease of Doing Business 2018” report, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said in a statement.  Read more »

Data Privacy Act ‘not a subterfuge’ to redact SALNs – NPC Chair Liboro

Data Privacy Act ‘not a subterfuge’ to redact SALNs – NPC Chair Liboro

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Sep 27 09:38 PM

Chairman Raymund E. Liboro of the National Privacy Commission Liboro says it's not the Data Privacy Act but the SALN law that must apply in regard to the disclosure of SALNs, hence no redactions of any data fields must be made, other than what the Civil Service Commission (CSC) guidelines allow. Read more »

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