Pacquiao asks Duterte not to defend his personnel involved in corruption Senator Manny Pacquiao asked President Rodrigo Duterte to let the Senate investigate his personnel involved in corruption. Pacquiao stressed in an interview via “Balitaan at Kumustahan” with Jon Ibanez on Friday that the Philippines is a democratic country and not under a dictatorship. “Hindi … Read more
Mar Roxas to Duterte: “Why are you so obsessed with me? 5 years na. Magtrabaho na lang kasi.” Former Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas reacted to President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that the said agency under his term has an alleged unliquidated P7 billion worth of fund transfers. According to the president, … Read more
Lacson: “Imagine a country without state auditors. Kanya kanyang kupit, kanya kanyang kurakot” Senator and presidential aspirant Panfilo “Ping” Lacson Sr. took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter wherein he expressed his opinion about alledged corruption issues involving government agencies. Lacson made the statement amid the issue of the Commission on Audit’s (COA) “disclosure” of questionable … Read more
Bayan Muna: “Mukhang joke lang din yata ang anti-corruption drive ng Duterte administration” A day after President Rodrigo Duterte called out the Commission on Audit (COA), Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate said the administration’s anti-corruption campaign was a joke. According to Zarate, Duterte used to say that even a “whiff of corruption” is not … Read more
Lacson: “I’ll be unforgiving especially on acts of corruption.” Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson vowed that there will be no corruption at the same time unreasonable oppression of the private sector when he’s given the privilege to sit as president of the Philippines. Lacson is said to be running the highest position in the country alongside … Read more
President Duterte insisted that there’s no corruption in COVID-19 vaccine procurement. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday insisted that there’s no corruption in the Philippine government’s procurement of vaccines needed to protect Filipinos from COVID-19. In a televised address on Monday night, President Duterte admitted that he was hurt by “sweeping” corruption allegations in the acquisition … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte considered the privatization or abolition of PhilHealth, according to Senate President Vicente Sotto III. Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Thursday revealed that President Rodrigo Duterte wanted PhilHealth privatized or abolished amid the allegations of corruption within the said agency. This, as President Duterte on Wednesday met with leaders of the … Read more