The Philippines and corruption go together like pork and mustard. But a fresh inquiry into the country’s so-called pork-barrel culture has produced some of the largest popular protests to hit the ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will plug leaks in a controversial fund set aside for legislators' pet projects, the latest in President Benigno Aquino's efforts to clean up one of Southeast Asia's ...

A senior cardinal in the Philippines has joined opposition politicians and civil society groups in criticizing a proposed government health assistance program, warning it would entrench patronage ...

The Philippines’ corruption crisis continues to unfold, with more whistleblowers implicating lawmakers and even officials in the Office of the President. To assuage public outrage, President Ferdinand ...

The recent acquittal of former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and 34 other individuals of 15 counts of graft in the P10-billion pork barrel scam has renewed fears among Filipinos that the same ...

MANILA, Philippines — Congress has increased unprogrammed appropriations (UA), or standby funds, in the national budget beyond what President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. proposed, to park their pork barrel ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 national budget with a provision for the “conditional implementation” of some items, including a controversial “ayuda” (aid) program for the ...