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Revolutions and their children

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Recently, a cache of 2.5 million files was leaked to the media, files that named holders of offshore bank accounts, mostly in the Caribbean, and shell companies of those attempting to dodge taxes.

Posted: April 14th, 2013 in Blogs,Columnists | Read More »

PCGG to give preliminary findings on Imee Marcos offshore trust in 2 weeks

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Ilocos Norte Rep. Imee Marcos. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The Presidential Commission on Good Government will give its preliminary findings on the alleged offshore trust of Ilocos Norte Representative Imee Marcos and her three sons in the British Virgin Islands in two weeks’ time.

Posted: April 8th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

DOTC personnel involved in escape of Korean investment scam suspect

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Justice Secretary Leila De Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Personnel from the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) were also involved in the escape of a fugitive Korean, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Tuesday.

Posted: April 2nd, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

World Bank estimates losses due to corrupt acts at $1.3 trillion

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An anticorruption crusader on Thursday cited a World Bank financial study that quantified the “devastating effect” of illicit financial flows through corruption at $1.3 trillion a year.

Posted: February 1st, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

PH hosts 5th int’l conference vs corruption

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BACKCHANNELS Delegates to the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (Gopac) exchange pleasantries with President Aquino during the opening of conference held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila on Thursday. With the President are (from left) Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, Vice President Jejomar Binay and Sen. Edgardo Angara. LYN RILLON

President Aquino on Thursday rallied lawmakers from 80 countries attending a global conference against corruption to step up efforts to eliminate this modern-day evil.

Posted: February 1st, 2013 in Banner Story,Editors' Picks,Featured Gallery,Headlines,Latest Global Nation Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Senate to host int’l antigraft conference

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Realizing the irony, some senators on Monday called for a ceasefire on the bitter exchange of words over their chamber’s realigned funds as the Philippines prepares to host a global anticorruption conference that begins Tuesday.

Posted: January 29th, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »

Aquino: Anti-corruption program now bearing fruits

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President Benigno Aquino addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Malacañang Photo Bureau

What started as a presidential campaign battlecry is now unlocking the Philippines’ potential to fast-track economic growth, attract more investors and rekindle optimism among its citizens.

Posted: January 25th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

Gov’t bucks Mike Arroyo bid to travel abroad

Former first Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The prosecution on Tuesday asked the Sandiganbayan to reject former first gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo’s request to travel to Japan and Hong Kong on Feb. 3-10, saying he was a flight risk.

Posted: January 23rd, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

Aquino to speak in Davos meeting

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President Benigno Aquino III. AP

President Benigno Aquino III will showcase the successes of his daang matuwid (right path) campaign when he goes to Switzerland next week for the World Economic Forum (WEF) where he is to deliver the keynote address in the anticorruption forum on the sidelines of the Davos meeting.

Posted: January 20th, 2013 in Banner Story,Headlines,Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

Mike Arroyo wants to travel to Japan, HK again

Former first Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Former first gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, who is facing graft cases in the Sandiganbayan, on Tuesday asked the court to allow him to travel to Japan and Hong Kong on Feb. 3-10.

Posted: January 16th, 2013 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

Court lets NBI keep evidence against Visayan Forum

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A lower court has sided with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in its bid to keep evidence it had seized from the Visayan Forum, a nongovernment organization, based on a complaint by the United States government.

Posted: December 5th, 2012 in Features,Headlines,Philippines | Read More »

No passport, no trip for Abalos

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Former Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

A second court has acted favorably on former Commission on Elections Chair Benjamin Abalos’ request to fly to Taiwan for a few days but he can’t leave just yet since his passport has to be revalidated.

Posted: November 28th, 2012 in Latest Global Nation Stories | Read More »

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