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THE closure of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) will have «very little» impact on the country's economic growth, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said.
ELECTIONS chairman George Garcia yesterday said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will seek the assistance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) of the United States government in finding out who are the parties involved in the offshore bank accounts that he allegedly owns as exposed by Sagip party-list Rep. Dante Marcoleta.
MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia is seeking the assistance of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in identifying those behind the allegations that he owns offshore bank accounts.
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives believes that drug syndicates in the country use illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) to launder dirty money, as proven by a series of investigations among several committees.
MANILA, Philippines — Chloe San Jose is proud girlfriend to gymnast Carlos Yulo after he bagged two gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
SENATOR Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. on Saturday (August 3) is exacting accountability from the owner of the sunken tanker MT Terra Nova that initially caused an oil spill in waters of Bataan but has now reached the coastal towns of Cavite and is already affecting the livelihood of the local fisherfolk.
Time after time, the Philippines has been haunted by billions-worth of procurement scandals---from the botched NBN-ZTE deal in the 2000s, to the multi-billion pork barrel scam in the 2010s, to the Pharmally scandal during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020s. Corruption remains to be one of the biggest problems in the country. The 2023 Corruption Perception Index shows Philippines at the lower end of the spectrum among Asia-Pacific countries, while the June 2024 Pulse Asia survey shows that fighting graft and corruption is the fifth most urgent national concern for Filipinos. Given this context and with the Marcos Jr. government’s proposed national budget of P6.35 trillion next year, the recent passage of the New Government Procurement Act, dubbed as the “biggest anti-graft and corruption law” in our modern history, is significantly timely. Republic Act 12009 or the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA) hopes to significantly improve the execution of government projects through key reforms. One of these is the creation of a new award criterion, the Most Economically Advantageous Responsive Bid (MEARB), in the procurement process, in addition to the existing Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid (LCRB).
MANILA, Philippines — Kapamilya star Gerald Anderson paid tribute to volunteers and rescuers who risked their lives to help victims of Typhoon "Carina."