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Transparency on ice: Judicial independence or impunity?
PARANG humihila ng bayawak sa lungga. (It’s like pulling a monitor lizard out of a pit.) This, according to former Senator Rene A.V. Saguisag, is how the Supreme Court has behaved…
By Malou Mangahas·December 12, 2012
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Sereno y Carpio
IN PCIJ’s analysis, the biggest obstacles to achieving full transparency in the high court seem to be its top two officials: Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes P. A. Sereno and Associate…
By Malou Mangahas·December 12, 2012
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Rapidly rising net worth shared bliss of SC justices
EXACTLY A year ago today, on Dec. 12, 2011, President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III marshaled votes from his Liberal Party and coalition allies in the House of Representatives to…
By Malou Mangahas·December 11, 2012
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Half a giga of data
FOUR months of research, more than two dozen requests, and at least half a gigabyte of documents. That was what it took to produce this four-part series on the Statements of…
By Adminnewspack·December 11, 2012
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Corona’s fat allowances not taxed: Same, same still at SC?
MANY PUBLIC officials like to say that accepting a government post is like taking a vow of poverty, given the supposedly paltry pay in government service. What officials neglect to…
By Malou Mangahas·December 10, 2012
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SC justices among PH’s best paid, allowances, bonuses not in SALNs
WHEN Congress impeached then Chief Justice Renato C. Corona on December 12, 2011 because he had allegedly filed an intentionally flawed Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net…
By Malou Mangahas·December 9, 2012
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Money Talk
GOVERNMENT-SPEAK is bewildering enough for the layman, but when talks turn to money received by public servants, things can get even more confusing. To help taxpayers understand…
By Adminnewspack·December 9, 2012
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COA the courageous
HOW much do taxpayers pay officials for their services in government? Except for general and lump figures provided in budget documents and relevant laws, little had been known…
By Malou Mangahas·December 9, 2012
