The SC’s Management Information Systems Office (MISO) examined a returned laptop and found a backup of iPhone messages, some of which showed that RTC judge Edralin C. Reyes was engaged in corrupt practice.
The Philippines ranked 115th among 180 countries in the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of global anti-graft watchdog Transparency International, improving from its 116th ranking in 2022.
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, Aug. 16, warned that the procurement of information technology (IT) equipment and services could become a new vehicle for government corruption if no proper investigation is made in the Department of Education (DepEd)'s purchase of allegedly overpriced laptops.
