ARTA-Ombudsman Alliance: Can Accountability Finally End the Cycle of Red Tape and Corruption?
In a decisive move against bureaucratic inefficiency and graft, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Office of the Ombudsman have signed a new memorandum of agreement (MOA) — a partnership hailed by Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri as a “powerful deterrent” against corruption and a leap forward for the Ease of Doing Business (EODB) law.
COA Upholds Liability of Ex-PCGG Officials Over ₱190-M Marcos Asset Undervaluation
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reaffirmed its ruling holding former Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chair Juan Andres Bautista and four other former officials liable for ₱190 million in government losses due to the undervalued sale of sequestered Marcos family properties between 2012 and 2014.