9 face raps for illegally occupying house in Quezon City
MANILA, Philippines — Police are readying criminal cases against nine people who allegedly illegally occupied a house in Quezon City on Saturday.
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Japan firm says probing 76 more deaths in supplement scare
TOKYO, Japan — Japanese health supplement maker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said Friday it was probing 76 more deaths possibly linked to its tablets containing red yeast rice, or "beni koji", meant to lower cholesterol.
Ex-official in PDAF scam linked to POGO ops — Hontiveros
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday sounded the alarm over a reported link of a former government official convicted and sentenced to a 26-year jail term for his involvement in the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam – considered the largest corruption scandal the country has ever seen – to Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) operations.
Beyond the ghost employee scandal
We already know that ghosts have spooked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the good news is that, under the leadership of BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr., the country’s monetary authority has busted the ghosts that haunted its walls.
Ex-senator blames Duterte for Pharmally scandal, calls it 'biggest scam'
MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Richard Gordon calls the Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. scandal the “biggest scam.”
EDITORIAL - How high does it go?
Since the corruption scandal erupted over the sweetheart deal awarded to Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., people have wondered how high up accountability would go. As COVID-19 rampaged and the country was placed under lockdown, the newly established Pharmally, with only P650,000 in capital, bagged an P11.5-billion contract to provide pandemic emergency response supplies including face masks, face shields and personal protective equipment.
No resignation offer from 2nd MB member in ‘ghost’ mess
MANILA, Philippines — The other Monetary Board Member (MBM) linked to the ghost employee scandal in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has yet to file a resignation letter, even as bankers and government officials were shocked over the involvement of their former colleague.
Monetary Board member quits over ‘ghost’ scandal
MANILA, Philippines — A member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has resigned amid the controversy over ghost employees involving officials of the MB, the BSP’s policy-making body.