The President, Vice President, senators, congressmen, political dynasties, down to barangay officials compose roughly less than 1 percent of the Philippine population. They control the 99+ percent of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that his threat to throw corrupt government officials ...

The PAGASA website states: “The Philippines is prone to tropical ... part of this problem is how much public funds were lost to corruption in the many big-funded flood control projects all ...

Combatting corruption is a relentless battle that requires daily diligence. During President Joseph Estrada’s administration, the Development Academy of the Philippines launched a “10-Point Jumpstart ...

Governing in a democracy, set against the backdrop of a complex and interconnected global economy, is always a challenge. Government corruption is a tendency that presents itself especially when ...

In 2018 we were 99th. Our corruption is deeply rooted, and its trend worsening. In school, 70 out of 100 is the passing mark. The Philippines’ score of 34 out of 100 is mind-boggling.

A foul-mouthed former Philippine president who jailed political rivals, insulted the pope and claims to have hired “death squad” gangsters is running for re-election in his hometown in a desperate bid ...

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte defended his administration's deadly drug war at a senate probe in October 2024, a ...

In a 66-page decision, the Sandiganbayan Third Division also convicted Ampatuan on a separate charge of violating the anti-graft and corrupt practices law related to the same embezzled funds ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has launched a platform where schools and the public can report corruption or irregularities in the agency’s bidding and procurement ...