CORRUPTION

FIRING LINE: Big budget, little to show for

adminDecember 9, 2025December 9, 202506 mins

FIRING LINE: Big budget, little to show for By Robert B. Roque Jr. l December 9, 2025 The Senate’s approval on second reading of a P6.793-trillion spending plan for 2026 should usher in a moment of resolve. Now, more than ever, the government must prove it can wield enormous resources with competence and integrity. What…

Discaya Empire Crumbling: Pasig Shuts Down Firms as Corruption Allegations Mount

Bing JabadanDecember 9, 2025December 9, 202505 mins

The Pasig City LGU has shut down St. Gerrard Construction and eight other companies owned by Curlee and Sarah Discaya for failure to pay ₱1.1 billion in taxes. Discaya Empire Crumbling: Pasig Shuts Down Firms as Corruption Allegations Mount By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 9, 2025 PASIG CITY, Philippines – A sprawling network…

Ex-Bamban Mayor Alice Guo Begins Life Sentence for Trafficking

adminDecember 9, 2025December 10, 202505 mins

Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac, Mayor Alice Leal Guo, also known as “Guo Hua Ping,” along with two other women convicted of qualified human trafficking, has officially begun her life sentence at the Correctional Institution for Women. Ex-Bamban Mayor Alice Guo Begins Life Sentence for Trafficking By Wilma N. Yamzon – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 9, 2025 MANDALUYONG…

Alleged Discaya Car Importer Faces Deportation Amid Flood Control Kickback Scandal

Bing JabadanDecember 4, 2025December 4, 202505 mins

BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado Alleged Discaya Car Importer Faces Deportation Amid Flood Control Kickback Scandal By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 4, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is initiating deportation proceedings against Cao Cheng, a 41-year-old Chinese national alleged to be the importer of luxury vehicles owned by the…

Janah Z: Gen Z’s Voice Echoes Against Trillions in Corruption

adminDecember 3, 2025December 3, 202506 mins

Singer and Pilot Janah Zaplan Janah Z: Gen Z’s Voice Echoes Against Trillions in Corruption By Obette A. Serrano – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 3, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – At 22, singer and pilot Janah Zaplan is reinventing herself as Janah Z, launching a new song with a profound message: a call to action against corruption….

Flood Control Funds Funneled into Pockets? DPWH Officials Plead Not Guilty in Graft Case

adminDecember 2, 2025December 2, 202505 mins

Flood Control Funds Funneled into Pockets? DPWH Officials Plead Not Guilty in Graft Case By Bing Jabadan and Wilma N. Yamzon – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 2, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – A web of alleged corruption within the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is slowly unraveling as high-ranking officials face scrutiny over a purportedly…

Trillion Peso March Attracts Massive Turnout, Raises Concerns Over VP Duterte’s Missing Support Base

adminDecember 2, 2025December 2, 202507 mins

Thousands marched on Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City on November 30, 2025, echoing EDSA’s spirit against corruption and environmental destruction. Trillion Peso March Attracts Massive Turnout, Raises Concerns Over VP Duterte’s Missing Support Base By Bing Jabadan and Wilma N. Yamzon – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | December 2, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – The Trillion Peso March Movement,…

P500 Noche Buena Budget Sparks Outrage Amid Corruption Scandal

Bing JabadanNovember 29, 2025December 1, 202505 mins

Secretary Cristina Roque P500 Noche Buena Budget Sparks Outrage Amid Corruption Scandal By Bing Jabadan | TheNATIONWEEK.Com | November 29, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – As the Noche Buena festivities draw near, a contentious debate has erupted, igniting public outrage and calls for accountability. The controversy stems from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary…

Ex-DPWH Engineer Surrenders Millions in Kickback Scheme, Offers Testimony Against Lawmakers

adminNovember 28, 2025December 1, 202507 mins

Henry Alcantara, former Bulacan First District Engineer, has returned approximately P110 million to the Philippine government, as confirmed by Acting Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida on November 28, 2025. Ex-DPWH Engineer Surrenders Millions in Kickback Scheme, Offers Testimony Against Lawmakers By Wilma N. Yamzon – TheNATIONWEEK.Com | November 28, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – In an ongoing…

Philippines in Trillions-Peso Kickback Scandal: Are Only the Small Fry Being Fried?

adminNovember 27, 2025November 27, 2025010 mins

President Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr. Philippines in Trillions-Peso Kickback Scandal: Are Only the Small Fry Being Fried? By Bing Jabadan and Wilma N. Yamzon – TheNationWeek.Com | November 27, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – A corruption scandal of epic proportions is engulfing the Marcos Jr. administration, threatening its stability and shattering public trust. Allegations of…

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FIRING LINE: Big budget, little to show for

Discaya Empire Crumbling: Pasig Shuts Down Firms as Corruption Allegations Mount

Ex-Bamban Mayor Alice Guo Begins Life Sentence for Trafficking

Alleged Discaya Car Importer Faces Deportation Amid Flood Control Kickback Scandal

Janah Z: Gen Z’s Voice Echoes Against Trillions in Corruption

Flood Control Funds Funneled into Pockets? DPWH Officials Plead Not Guilty in Graft Case

Trillion Peso March Attracts Massive Turnout, Raises Concerns Over VP Duterte’s Missing Support Base

P500 Noche Buena Budget Sparks Outrage Amid Corruption Scandal

Ex-DPWH Engineer Surrenders Millions in Kickback Scheme, Offers Testimony Against Lawmakers

Philippines in Trillions-Peso Kickback Scandal: Are Only the Small Fry Being Fried?