NO TO ELECTIVE POST. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade during the inauguration of the Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay on Thursday (Oct. 7, 2021). Tugade said in a statement on Saturday (October 9) that he would rather finish the agency's projects than run for any position next year. (Photo courtesy of DOTR Facebook) MANILA - Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade announced on Saturday that he did not file his candidacy for any post in the 2022 elections. The 75-year-old Tugade said he opted to continue to oversee the implementation of projects under the Department of Transportation (DOTr). "I decided not to file my certificate of candidacy for multiple reasons. One of which is by not filing my COC, I can emphasize that the efforts of the Department of Transportation in finishing projects are not, in any way, in aid of election," he said in a statement. "It is just in doing and completing what we sincerely and hon
KUALA LUMPUR (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Dozens of influential Asians, including ruling party politicians, are among thousands of people around the world linked to offshore companies or trusts in the latest leak of confidential financial information dubbed the Pandora Papers.
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Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade is allegedly keeping an offshore firm while occupying government positions but this is not declared in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), according to a report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ).
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade clarified on Tuesday that all his wealth were legitimately acquired, saying that he will be transparent and honest in answering questions and acquisitions “in appropriate forums and manner.” He said the offshore investments mentioned in the Pandora Papers, which were made public on Monday, are…