METRO MANILA  – Senator Panfilo Lacson agrees that that the so-called “mafia” at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp is actually the executive committee itself as alleged by its former anti-fraud officer. According to the Senator, based on the documents he read, as early as April, it is maneuvering everything including the movements of funds and overpricing, the executive committee is …

A fire broke out on the main building of the Attorney’s General Office (AGO) on Saturday, August 22 evening and had lasted for more than 10 hours. The flames were finally extinguished, taking 65 fire engines and 325 personnel. The fire has raised some question as AGO is currently undertaking an investigation of the largest corruption case in the country …

The Bank Bali scandal which happened more than 20 years ago still left some questions to be answered. The scandal occurred in 1999 when Bank Bali chief, Rudy Ramli, was coerced to pay an illegal commission of Rp 546 billion to a private company in which the money would then be used to support the previous president, B.J. Habibie’s re-election …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte continues to trust Health Secretary Francisco Duque III espite the new corruption allegations against him in connection with Philhealth, says presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Wednesday. Roque said that the Health Secretary will continue to work as the head of the Department of Health and chairman of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious …

KUALA LUMPUR – The “Solidarity with Lim Guan Eng” fundraising campaign initiative by DAP has raised RM3.947 million after one week. The fundraising campaing  organized by the party ended midnight yesterday to help its secretary-general paying for the bail. DAP national publicity secretary Tony Pua thanked all who supported the campaign that raised total of RM 3.947 million. A response …

PETALING JAYA – MCA said that the court will be the best place to decide on whether the charges filed against Guan Eng and his wife are true. MCA publicity chief Chan Quin Er said that emotions following the cases against the duo are expected since a political figure has been involved. “Not only that Chew is the wife of …

METRO MANILA  – Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) chief Ricardo Morales and executive vice president Arnel De Jesus have notified the Senate of their health conditions, ahead of the legislative hearing on corruption in the agency. Philhealth President and CEO Ricardo Morales sent the medical certifical on Senate that he will be undergoing treatment for lymphoma, cancer of the lymph …

METRO MANILA – Officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. have pocketed around P15 billion in funds through alleged corruption in the agency, a whistleblower revealed during a Senate hearing yesterday. Thorrsson Montes Keith who resigned as Philhealth’s anti-fraud legal officer revealed the widespread corruption happening inside the agency and that a “mafia” was behind the fraudulent schemes he called  …

PETALING JAYA – Rosmah Mansor’s former aid Rizal Mansor has pressured and demanded money from Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin to sponsir his family’s trip to perform the Umrah in Mekah, the High Court was told today. Rayyan Radzwill Abdullah testified on court that Rizal Mansor had forced and convinced Saidi to sponsor the religious pilgrimage …

KUALA LUMPUR – Ex Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been found guilty by the High Court today of all seven charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Najib become’s the first Malaysian leader to be found guilty of graft and corruption. A monumental conviction that can lead to decades of imprisonment. High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Ghazali handed …