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SEX, LIES, BANK ACCOUNTS

A friend asked me recently what advice I could give him if he joined government. I said, whatever your claimed assets in your proposed SALN (Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth) are, double the amount. […]

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ISIS TERRORISM

“ISIS is here!”. That is the most important conclusion authorities have drawn from the ongoing siege in Marawi, 1,487  kms southwest of Manila.  Marawi is an ancient Muslim-dominated lakeside settlement dating back to 1639.  It […]

Government

HOW BANKS FIGHT ATM CRIME AND CORRUPTION

(The following is an edited version of the transcript of the Senate Banking Committee hearing on June 21, 2017, looking into the so-called hacking of BPI. Certain Tagalog words were translated into English whenever possible […]