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                    [Title] => Morales cites Philippine gains vs graft at UN conference
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Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales highlighted the country’s gains and major achievements in the fight against graft at the 6th Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) in St. Petersburg, Russia.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-05 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1252429 [Title] => Defeating corruption: Fighting the battles, winning the war [Summary] =>

In a recent television address, P-Noy acknowledged the many battles that he and his “Bosses” have fought together. He was certainly talking about the recent controversies on the DAP and the fight to convict major political personalities, like Enrile, Estrada and Revilla of plunder in the Napoles PDAF scandals.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1249906 [Title] => Cancellation of passports — is it warranted? [Summary] =>

People certainly understand where the DOJ secretary is coming from and in fact, some are fully supportive of her move — recalling the examples of former Palawan governor Joel Reyes (who was charged with the murder of environmentalist Gerry Ortega) and former Senator Ping Lacson (who was tagged in the murder of PR man Bubby Dacer and driver Manuel Corbito) who were both able to leave the country to evade arrest.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133593 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1230191 [Title] => EDITORIAL - On the lookout [Summary] =>

Six of the 38 individuals named in the charge sheet for plunder in connection with the pork barrel scam have left the Philippines, immigration officials said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 913612 [Title] => Learning from the discovery of Marcos assets [Summary] =>

On 28 January 2013, the Philippine Congress, wrapping up a thorough and inclusive legislative process, passed the landmark law on the reparation and recognition of victims of human rights violations during the Marcos regime.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1112603 [AuthorName] => Albert del Rosario and Didier Burkhalter [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img24/7727/gen3nor.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 903901 [Title] => SB: Gov’t fiscal reforms paying off, but... [Summary] =>

The government’s fiscal reforms and anti-corruption efforts are starting to pay off but the country remains a corruption “high risk,” Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. told a gathering of foreign and local parliamentarians last Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img542/1972/gen4newthumb.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 903669 [Title] => 'Gov't must sustain anti-graft efforts' [Summary] =>

President Aquino’s resolve to fight graft and corruption in all levels of the Philippine bureaucracy has the full backing of Congress, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. declared before a gathering of global parliamentarians.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-01 11:45:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 883733 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Hindrance to development [Summary] =>

The campaign against corruption is a priority not just in the Philippines. In recent years, the United Nations, the World Bank and other organizations have recognized corruption as one of the biggest hindrances to development efforts and one of the major factors behind poverty.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img41/5151/startoone.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 663166 [Title] => Corruption in Phl barrier to investment - UK group [Summary] =>

An anti-bribery group in the United Kingdom said yesterday corruption is a barrier to investment and distorts the economy of a country.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 637484 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Anti-Corruption Day [Summary] =>

The Aquino administration came to power on the wings of public hopes that it would deliver on its promise to fight corruption.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/3497/startoonthumb.gif ) ) )
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