[Ask the Tax Whiz] When power is inherited, who holds it accountable?
Those seeking power must accept scrutiny of their wealth, donors, interests and decisions. Every official owes the people accountability.
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Editors' Pick | Video | Voices
News Reflection: Alan Peter Cayetano doesn’t spread gossip
The self-confessed ‘ambassador of Christ’ knows his credibility is on the line
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Why Ombudsman Remulla thinks it’s important for SC to reverse ‘main plunderer’ doctrine
Under the doctrine, the prosecution must name a ‘main plunderer’ and prove that the accused personally received or benefited from the stolen money. Remulla’s interpretation of that: ‘The smarter the thief, the safer he is.’
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What’s an ‘investment ombudsman,’ Boying Remulla’s second-year initiative?
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla says his second year will focus on recovery to help the country’s economy bounce back ‘by removing the corruption that holds it
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Martin Romualdez ordered transferred from PGH to Payatas jail
(1st UPDATE) PGH doctors find that Romualdez is in stable condition and no longer needs confinement
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Martin Romualdez now in Payatas jail a week after arrest
(1st UPDATE) The Sandiganbayan 3rd Division ordered Romualdez’s transfer of custody from PGH to Payatas after PGH doctors found that he is in stable condition and no longer in need of hospital confinement
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Rappler Recap: Martin Romualdez jailed in Payatas a week after arrest
Romualdez’s detention comes only a week after his arrest because he was placed under hospital confinement
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Martin Romualdez pleads not guilty to plunder; case moves to trial
(2nd UPDATE) Romualdez, whom the Office of the Ombudsman called the alleged ‘central figure’ in the flood control scheme, was charged with plunder on September 7 for allegedly receiving kickbacks
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Editors' Pick | Video | Voices
News Reflection: Pia Cayetano feels the pressure right now
The senator tells her colleagues, she feels she’s being treated like a ‘fugitive’
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[Rappler Investigates] Washing dirty money
Subtext of the revelations appeared to be that money laundering was also in the works. But what types of transactions fall within the purview of the Anti-Money Laundering Act?
