The country’s arsenal of anti-corruption laws is one the world’s toughest but the budget for the Office of the Ombudsman is just enough to build a cluster of nipa huts and the number of its investigators is so small that one can fit them in a mini-bus, pro-administration Senator Ralph G. Recto said
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Three persons, including a former member of the Philippine National Police (PNP), were sentenced to death yesterday by a judge of the Malabon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) for kidnapping a veterinary medicine student in Malabon City three years ago.
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Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. yesterday voiced his opposition to the proposal to legalize "jueteng" in order to raise additional revenues for the government and eradicate corruption in law enforcement agencies.
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The Philippine government is planning to establish a consulate in Sabah, Malaysia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced yesterday, sparking speculations that the government is conceding its claims over the disputed island.
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MANILA (Reuters) — Militant training camps run by the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group in the Philippines pose a danger to Southeast Asia and beyond and the United States wants to see the militants driven out, the US ambassador said yesterday.
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Tension grips Muntinlupa
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