THE name of Ephraim Genuino, chair of the cash-rich Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), came up in the press conference held this morning by President Arroyo's former Cabinet members.Former Education Secretary Florencio "Butch"...

IT'S the battle of the press conferences all over again. Malacañang lost no time gathering together all the president's men once again to face the media and deny allegations made by former social welfare secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman and former...

WAS the impeachment complaint filed by Atty. Oliver Lozano part of a “grand conspiracy” by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her administration to preempt a genuine impeachment process? This is the question raised by members of the...

A POSSIBLE crucial vote today that could seal the fate of the amended impeachment complaint might just be the needed impetus to finally secure the required 79 signatures — one-third of the House membership — to immediately transmit the...

THE 2006 National Budget, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo told Congress last week as she submitted the Executive's proposal, is all about "alleviating the pain."Prudence, responsiveness, integrity, accountability, and balance are hopefully...

WHAT PCIJ has been able to piece together, based on documents obtained from the Commission on Audit, the Office of the Ombudsman and the Department of Agriculture, is that out of the P728 million fund for the farm inputs and implements under the...

OUR latest report follows the trail of nearly P3 billion released by the Department of Agriculture (DA) during the 2004 presidential campaign. Our investigation found that big chunks of that money were diverted to congressmen, mayors and governors who are...