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Marcelo speaks at ADB forum in Timor Leste

By Delon Porcalla | July 29, 2013 - 12:00am

Former ombudsman Simeon Marcelo delivered a lecture recently at an anti-corruption forum organized by the Asian Development Bank/Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development  (ADB/OECD) in Dili, T...

Headlines

Bribery costs RP at least P100 million a year - Transparency International

By Ted P. Torres | September 14, 2009 - 12:00am

At least P100 million is being lost to bribery in the Philippines yearly, reinforcing the country’s reputation as one of the world’s most corruption-laden economies, the global corruption watchdog Transparency...

Business

Ombudsman forms 3-member panel to probe ex-DPWH executive

By Michael Punongbayan | April 1, 2009 - 12:00am

Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez has formed a three-man panel of investigators and gave them 90 days to complete its preliminary probe against former Public Works and Highways secretary Florante Soriquez and 16 other...

Headlines

‘Too many laws, too many agencies hampering anti-corruption drive’

By Christina Mendez | April 2, 2005 - 12:00am

Too many laws and the lack of a single independent anti-corruption agency prevent the government from fighting corruption in the Philippines, a top Asian Development Bank (ADB) official said yesterday. "Research...

Headlines

Asian governments paying a high price for corruption — ADB

By Ted P. Torres | May 29, 2003 - 12:00am

Corruption in Asia can cost up to one sixth of a given country’s gross domestic product (GDP), a study made by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) shows. At a press conference in Seoul, South Korea yesterday,...

Business