Corruption Practices Act News Today

The Office of the Special Prosecutor is urging government to pass a Corruption Practices Act to "comprehensively codify the prohibition of all forms of corruption".

Ombudsman orders filing of graft charges vs former PS-DBM, Pharmally officials

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a chain of events that underscore the crucial importance of compliance. Throughout the emergency, we have seen the…

Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) have arrested a barangay chairman in Jiabong town in Samar and three other barangay officials in connection with the alleged anomaly in the distribution of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sto. Tomas mayor, 5 others face raps

The cases against barangay officials allegedly involved in social amelioration program (SAP) anomalies are still being heard despite them having returned to work after serving their six-month preventive suspensions. Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo) Department of Interior and Local Government (

The Court of Justice has set up a 10-member panel to follow up on the Toyota bribery scandal while the accused senior judges are preparing to take legal action against people mentioning them by name, especially in social media.

The High Court in Blantyre has this morning failed to convene to deliver a ruling on whether business mogul Thomson Mpinganjira has a case to answer in his alleged Constitutional Court judges bribery case. Registrar of the High Court and Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, Gladys Gondwe, has told Nation Online that the court has failed to convene because Mpinganjira was unable to appear before the court. However, Gondwe said parties to the case will virtually meet on March 22, 2021 for Mpinganjira�...

Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Over the last two decades, U.S. Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement has steadily increased regardless of the political climate or administration in power. FCPA penalties and settlements hit record highs during the last four years, with 2020 and 2019 being the two largest years ever for FCPA enforcement in terms of total penalty amounts. The two previous years were also in the top ten.  We anticipate that the incoming Biden administration will ...

Published contracts are a powerful antidote to corruption One-fifth of enforcement actions under the US Foreign Corruption Practices Act originate from oil, gas and mining. The prevalence of corruption in the sector is an unfortunate reality. But 2021 brings better news. Publishing the terms of extractive contracts is a powerful antidote to corruption for resource-rich countries. Contract transparency is rapidly becoming the norm and, from 1 January 2021, all 55 countries implementing the extra...