By Roel Catoto on February 11 2012 8:19 am
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/10 February)–Another case has been filed before the office of the Ombudsman against Surigao City Mayor Enesto T. Matugas. For the fifth time, Matugas has been charged for… »
By Darwin Wally T. Wee on December 3 2011 7:49 am
BEIJING (MindaNews/02 December) – The Philippines’ status in the corruption perceptions index (CPI) has slightly improved, according to the 2011 annual report published by Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) [http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011/results/]. The… »
By Walter I. Balane on October 26 2011 7:56 am
VALENCIA CITY (MindaNews/25 October) – Irregularities were found in the implementation of the National Irrigation Agriculture’s fertilizer subsidy program in Northern Mindanao, but Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala was satisfied with… »
By Walter I. Balane on October 8 2011 8:20 am
MALAYBALAY CITY – (MindaNews/6 Oct.) – Vice Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr. announced he will be leaving for the United States this month to accompany his wife, Ma. Victoria… »
By Mindanews on June 10 2011 7:58 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/09 June) — Acting Ombudsman Orlando C. Casimiro has ordered the filing of criminal charges before the Sandiganbayan against former Sulu Governor Benjamin Loong, the head of a… »
By Bong S. Sarmiento on February 22 2011 6:51 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 February) — A female former junior Navy officer who blew the whistle about the alleged corruption in the joint RP-US Balikatan military exercises four years ago has not gone into oblivion, showing up recently in a fighting mode as the controversial fund mess rocking the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues to grip the nation’s attention.
By Germelina Lacorte on January 14 2011 6:26 am
Germelina Lacorte / MindaNews DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 Jan) – Anti-corruption advocates warned that unchecked corruption at the Bureau of Customs could loosen up the entry of illegal drugs and arms… »
By Malu Cadelina-Manar on January 6 2011 12:04 am
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/05 January) — Officers of a local anti-corruption watchdog filed on Tuesday graft charges against two highest officials of the city for their alleged failure to implement on… »
By Carolyn O. Arguillas on November 27 2010 10:12 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 November) — Whatever happened to the promises made by government officials immediately after the massacre of 58 persons in Ampatuan, Maguindanao on November 23, 2009, that government… »
By Carolyn O. Arguillas on November 27 2010 9:51 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 November) — The neighbors have gotten used to the silence. The armed men are gone and ice drop peddlers now pass freely on the street where the… »
By Walter I. Balane on November 17 2010 1:24 pm
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/16 Nov) – “Where are the two other buildings of the public market?” City Councilor Roland Deticio asked his colleagues at the 10-member city council on the controversial… »
By Walter I. Balane on October 28 2010 10:46 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/28 Oct) – Close to four months after the Department of Agriculture started investigating the controversial P30-million National Irrigation Administration’s Bio-Organic Fertilizer Subsidy Project in Northern… »
By Carolyn O. Arguillas on October 21 2010 8:37 am
BULUAN, Maguindanao (MindaNews/20 October) – He would have delivered his State of the Province Address (SOPA) in early August. In fact, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) had been waiting for… »
By Carolyn O. Arguillas on October 20 2010 8:38 am
BULUAN, Maguindanao (MindaNews/19 October) — Governor Esmael Mangudadatu may refer to his office as “Satellite Office” but several Maguindanao residents believe the governor has transferred the Capitol to his hometown… »
By Carolyn O. Arguillas on October 19 2010 9:20 am
BULUAN, Maguindanao (MindaNews/18 October) – Maguindanao Governor Esmael “Toto” Gaguil Mangudadatu lives in a two-storey house here that relatives refer to as the “White House.” The “White House” pales in… »
By H. Marcos C. Mordeno on October 14 2010 12:47 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 October) – A “change in paradigm” and the ability to detect the subtle forms of corruption are needed to effectively combat a problem that has beset not… »
By Allen V. Estabillo on September 27 2010 11:14 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/27 September) – Officials of six government agencies under the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanaoforged an agreement over the… »
By Walter I. Balane on August 20 2010 2:00 am
BAGONTA-AS, Valencia City (MindaNews/19 Aug) – The Fertilizers and Pesticides Authority has put on hold P2.3-million worth of organic fertilizers and pesticides here following complaints by farmers over alleged substandard… »
By Walter I. Balane on August 4 2010 12:05 am
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/03 August) – First, it was the wife of National Irrigation Administration chief Carlos Salazar that appeared as the owner of 3K and C, the supplier for Northern… »
By Malu Cadelina-Manar on July 30 2010 10:05 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/30 July) – Possible penalties face the winning bidder for the purchase of two trucks and three heavy equipment by the city government for reportedly failing to deliver… »
