Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio urged former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to pay at least P23 billion worth of estate taxes instead of lying to the Filipino people.
A Legacy of Straight-Path Governance President Benigno Simeon Aquino III takes his oath before Supreme Court Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales as the Philippines 15th President during inaugural ceremony at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park in Manila Wednesday (June 30). Source: Wikimedia Commons
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, 15
th president of the Philippines (2010-2016), may be said to have entered Philippine politics through doors opened accidentally by iconic parents – the assassinated democratic champion during the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos and his pious widow propped up to presidency by an enraged citizenry. His shocking passing from major illnesses this Thursday (June 24) at age 61 unveiled though, even belatedly, a man who not only delivered on his seeming birthright but left a rich legacy to the country he intensely loved. His 18-year record in government service dusted off during the resulting me
Published May 21, 2021, 11:45 AM
Think thanks and anti-corruption advocates have warned of China’s massive global infrastructure projects called the “Belt Road Initiative” (BRI) as they raised transparency issues and the country’s geopolitical interest.
In the recent virtual town hall discussion of Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute on “Belt Road Initiative (BRI) and Corrosive Capital: Mitigating Corruption Risks in the Philippines”, Regional Director of international think tank, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) Jon Morrell said, “A democratic government simply cannot borrow money from secret sources for secret purposes on secret terms and be considered a democratic government.”
Alluding to China loans, Morrel explained, “There are ironclad non-disclosure clauses in the loan documents which means that you are violating the terms of the loan if you disclose to the public the terms of the loan.”