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Judge Rustico Panganiban ordered Finance Secretary Isidro Camacho and BOC Commissioner Titus Villanueva to prevent Deputy Commissioner Gil Valera from taking over the post of Emma Rosqueta, the second ranking BOC official.


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Ombudsman to release regular reports on graft cases

By Michael Punongbayan | February 24, 2009 - 12:00am

The Office of the Ombudsman has decided to release regular reports on the status of graft cases undergoing trial at the Sandiganbayan in an apparent effort to prove to the public that anti-graft investigators are...

Headlines

Conversion of agri competitiveness fund into a mutual fund proposed

July 15, 2004 - 12:00am

The National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC) is pushing for the conversion of the largely unutilized Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) into a mutual fund to ensure the fund is channeled...

Business

Palace: It’s not a sin to be rich

By Marichu A. Villanueva | August 24, 2003 - 12:00am

It’s not a sin for a public employee to be rich or to get rich. But, he must be able to explain beyond reproach how he acquired his wealth, such as through legitimate business transactions or inheritance. Failure...

News Commentary

Manila trial court upholds Customs exec’s com

September 7, 2001 - 12:00am

The Department of Finance and the Bureau of Customs were barred by a Manila Regional Trial Court from ousting a Customs official whom they wanted to be replaced, it was learned yesterday. Judge Rustico Panganiban...

Metro