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Duterte to create own task force to investigate DPWH corruption
By Fernan Angeles TWO days after Secretary Mark Villar announced the creation of an in-house task force to look into alleged corruption in his agency, President Rodrigo Duterte announced he is all set to form a separate task force to rid anomalies in the graft-riddled Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Villar earlier this…
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No more corruption of pandemic funds, says Duterte
By Fernan Angeles PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has made a public admission that corruption at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation did happen and hurt what is already an ailing nation. He however assured the public that additional funds allocated for the government’s COVID-19 response were and will be spent properly. “I must admit, and it would…
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Robredo: ‘It’s as if no one is at the helm, no direction’
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday night accused the Duterte administration of having no clear direction as the country grapples with the impact on Filipinos of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a 20-minute speech, Robredo also raised the issue of confidence amid the national health emergency as the government officials faced allegations of corruption from overpriced…