Tarnishing the image of the country anew, the World Bank recently discovered an anomaly in a road project bidding. The said bidding was allegedly rigged. Just another discouragement to foreign and local lenders who would have been interested in investing in development projects in the Philippines.
In addition, the bank blacklisted seven companies, three local and [...]
Corrupting the World Bank
Blogger-activists suspended from school
In local news, the Quezon City Science High School (QCSHS) have suspended four student-bloggers who criticized their school’s principal in their blog. The principal has also ordered the closing of two of the school’s publications, Electron and Banyuhay.
The blog contained articles and photos of the school principal’s policies about irregular lunch hours and required subjects. [...]
Will NEDA secretary Recto prioritize the AFP modernization program as promised?
Clearly our military modernization program has been neglected. Each year the government only allocates P5 billion for the program, not even enough to buy a squadron of second hand F-16 Fighting Falcons, the world’s top multirole fighter jet.
Last year, President Arroyo declared the budget balance of the AFP to be at P 1.28 billion. At [...]
Too soft?
In recent news, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is again marred by a ontroversy, a bribery one. PDEA agents caught three alleged drug users and drug dealers in a buy bust operation. The three were: Jorge Jordana Joseph, son of iconic radio commentator Johnny Joseph or more popularly known as Johnny Midnight; Joseph Tecson [...]
