Sandiganbayan clears ex-VP Binay, son of graft over P1.3-B school building
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court acquitted former Vice-President (VP) Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. and ex-Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr. of graft charges in connection to the P1.3-billion Makati City Science High School contract, granting their dismissal
ARTA, CoA urged to probe PhilHealth
PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASA LAWMAKER on Thursday urged the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Commission on Audit (CoA) to investigate what he described as management “inefficiencies” of state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).The government should conduct “special audits” on PhilHealth to
Public support for VP ouster should press Congress to act, impeachment lawyer says
PHILIPINE STAR/ RYAN BALDEMORA WEDNESDAY survey result showing that four in 10 Filipinos are in favor of ousting Vice-President (VP) Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio should press the Philippine Congress to unseat her, according to a lawyer of impeachment complainants.In a statement
Bill eyes interest-free loans for MSMEs
BW FILE PHOTOA BILL seeking to promote the growth of Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by providing them with interest-free loans was filed at the House of Representatives last month.House Bill (HB) No. 11212, filed by Zamboanga City
SWS: 6 in 10 Filipinos in favor of House ‘quad committee’ probe
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOSIX in 10 Filipinos are in favor of the congressional probe by the House of Representatives into illegal drugs, extrajudicial killings and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), according to a November-December survey by the Social Weather Station (SWS).The