His personal investment in Lopez Inc. is not necessarily a conflict of interest. But there are red lights.
In 2020, during the Duterte administration, the Department of Budget and Management scrapped at least 716 positions in the Commission on Audit
‘Sana kinuha na nila ang lahat; parang nahiya pa sila! Isang siyudad lang ang kumubra ng mahigit kalahati ng confidential funds sa buong rehiyon,’ says Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega
AllHome’s governance and risk chairperson is out after six months, along with its president, as Villar firms remain suspended over delayed filings and the wider group faces SEC market abuse allegations
The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte has exposed concerns and gaps in auditing confidential expenses
There’s something fundamentally odd about the government’s plan to charge international travelers another US$4 every time they enter or leave the Philippines
A wealth tax without modern tax administration risks becoming a classic Philippine reform: good policy on paper, weak enforcement in practice.
The documents I have in possession establish the acquisition, revaluation, and recognition of enormous accounting gains. They also establish that Villar Land subsequently carried an extraordinary stock-market valuation.
It’s a classic case of bad governance leading to bad economics