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Philippine Vice President Defends Use of Confidential Funds

Philippine Vice President Defends Use of Confidential Funds

By Mong Palatino
Sara Duterte's opponents accuse her of improperly using confidential and intelligence funds, or CIFs, which are not subjected to standard auditing rules.

Philippines’ Top Leaders Accused of Making Irregular Budget Transactions

Philippines’ Top Leaders Accused of Making Irregular Budget Transactions

By Mong Palatino
Vice President Sara Duterte's use of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs), which are usually reserved for the security forces, has raised eyebrows.
The Philippines’ False Nostalgia for Authoritarian Rule

The Philippines’ False Nostalgia for Authoritarian Rule

By Ronald U. Mendoza, Oscar Bulaong Jr., and Gabrielle Ann S. Mendoza
Among Filipinos, the rosy view of the Marcos era is tied to a deep and growing disillusionment with post-Marcos reform efforts, which remain incomplete over three decades later.

Son of Philippine Dictator Marcos Announces Presidential Campaign

Son of Philippine Dictator Marcos Announces Presidential Campaign

By Sebastian Strangio
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has promised the Philippine people "unifying leadership," despite his family's dark and divisive legacy.

Will Corruption Bring Down the Philippines’ Duterte Government?

Will Corruption Bring Down the Philippines’ Duterte Government?

By Mong Palatino
Alleged corruption in the procurement of COVID-19 supplies implicates a former aide and close ally of the president.

4 Reasons the Philippines Needs Public Asset Disclosures From Its Politicians

4 Reasons the Philippines Needs Public Asset Disclosures From Its Politicians

By Ronald U.Mendoza and Michael Yusingco
The Philippines’ anti-corruption body has declined to make financial disclosures public. That’s a big problem.

Duterte Eyes Former Investigation Chief to Lead Embattled Health Insurance Agency

Duterte Eyes Former Investigation Chief to Lead Embattled Health Insurance Agency

By Nick Aspinwall
Dante Gierran has been nominated to lead PhilHealth, under fire for numerous corruption allegations, despite having no experience in the public health sector.
A Better Credit Rating Alone Can’t Overcome the Philippines’ Foreign Investment Woes

A Better Credit Rating Alone Can’t Overcome the Philippines’ Foreign Investment Woes

By Ronald U. Mendoza
Serious concerns about corruption, ease of doing business, and political interference scare foreign investors away regardless of credit rating scores.

Filipinos Say No to Pork in March Against Corruption

Filipinos Say No to Pork in March Against Corruption

Could the recent protests against pork-barrel politics in the Philippines be the start of a larger grassroots movement?

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