corruption

War on corruption, Aquino vows good governance

In The Press Posted on July 25th, 2011.

Source:

Manila Bulletin Online

But opposition congressmen were disappointed. They scoffed at the Chief Executive’s failure to address more pressing issues and his letdown in certifying as urgent the Reproductive Health and the Freedom of Information bills.

House Minority Leader and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said he would counter the President’s SoNA in his “ledger” that will be presented Tuesday (July 26) in which he would highlight the shortcomings of the Aquino administration.

“Failures are heavier than the accomplishments,” he said. read more »

3 Sandiganbayan justices in Garcia plea bargain deal urged to resign

In The Press Posted on May 10th, 2011.

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GMA News Online

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Militant lawmakers on Wednesday asked three Sandiganbayan justices to resign for approving the controversial plea bargain agreement entered into by former military comptroller Carlos Garcia with the Office of the Ombudsman.

Seven militant party-list congressmen on Wednesday filed House Resolution (HR) 1237 condemning the approval of the plea bargain deal and asking justices of the anti-graft court’s second division to quit their posts. read more »

Sandiganbayan Justices in Plea Bargain Decision are Accomplices to Injustice, Plunder - Ilagan

Press Release Posted on May 10th, 2011.

“With their approval of the Garcia plea bargain deal, the Sandiganbayan justices have made themselves accomplices to the crime of plunder. They have become instruments of injustice and are thus undeserving of their posts that mandate them to prosecute corrupt and plunderous government officials and make them answerable for their crimes against the people.” read more »

3 solon suportado ang Tesda na sampahan ng kaso si GMA

In The Press Posted on May 2nd, 2011.

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REMATE online

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“I support the move of the new head of Tesda,” ani Tieng. “Dapat naman talaga kung mayroong anomaly, dapat may makasuhan at may makulong.”

Ikinalungkot ni Pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ang ulat ni Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva, dating CIBAC party-list congressman, na may pagkakautang ngayon ang Tesda ng P2 bilyon dahil sa pamamahagi ng nagdaang administrasyon ng vouchers na walang pondo na obligasyong bayaran ng kasalukuyang namumuno sa ahensya.

Junk US pact – solon

In The Press Posted on April 9th, 2011.

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JOURNAL online

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A MILITANT lawmaker yesterday urged President Benigno Aquino III to show political will and scrap the mutual defense treaty with the United States as it exacerbates corruption in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Gabriela Rep. Emmi de Jesus expressed strong objection to the latest Balikatan exercises between the US troops and government forces which recently started in Central Luzon. read more »

Explanation of YES Vote to HB 1089: The Impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez

Speech Posted on March 20th, 2011.

Ang kinatawang ito, bilang isang endorser ng paghahabla kay Ombudsman Merceiditas Gutierrez, ay bumuboto ng yes sa House Resolution No. 1089.

G. Speaker, ayon sa Ulat ng Taong 2010 ng Tranparency International, sa loob ng sampung sunod-sunod na taon, ang ating bansa ay konsistenteng nagmamarka ng 3.0 sa perpektong 10 ng corruption perception index. Ito'y naglalagay sa Pilipinas sa ika-41 sa mga bansang pinakakurap sa buong mundo, ika-9 sa buong Asya at ika-4 sa buong Southeast Asia.
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Huge Jumps in DND Special Fund Allocation Under GMA Noted Before 2004, 2007 Elections

Press Release Posted on February 17th, 2011.

“In the interest of transparency and justice, former President Gloria

Arroyo may very well make herself available to senate investigations

on the alleged misuse of funds in the Armed Forces of the Philippines

especially since she had over Php 251B of AFP Special Purpose Funds at

her disposal from 2002 to 2010.”

Accountability is Key in Reforming AFP, PNP - Gabriela Solon

Press Release Posted on February 7th, 2011.

"Kung walang mananagot at walang makukulong, walang repormang magaganap." This was according to Gabriela Women's Party Representative Luz Ilagan as allegations of police generals' involvement in carjack syndicates surfaced over the weekend on top of multi-million dollar allegations of misuse and plunder of funds in the AFP.

"The plunder of funds, abuse of power and thealleged involvement of top police generals in illegal gambling, drugtrafficking and now, car jacking have all reached abominable proportions."
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Gabriela Solon: Shame on P-Noy if Generals go Free

Press Release Posted on February 1st, 2011.

"A President who ran and won an election under an anti-corruption slogan should not choose to keep his hands off this latest round of probes and unearthing of evidences on the issue of corruption within the Armed Forces of the Philippines. President Aquino must decisively face these issues head on and ensure that those responsible for the plunder of our nation’s coffers are made accountable. read more »

Joint hearing on ‘payola’ scandal mulled

In The Press Posted on February 1st, 2011.

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SunStar Online

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THE House opposition party thinks there should be a joint congressional investigation on the “payola” scandal hounding the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to avoid coming up with different recommendations on the issue.

In a Senate hearing last week, former military budget officer George Rabusa revealed that military chiefs had, by tradition, received welcoming gifts and “pabaon” money upon retirement. Rabusa said former AFP Chief of Staff Angelo Reyes received P50 million of “pabaon” money when he retired in 2001. read more »