PHL must strengthen Judiciary or risk losing reform gains, lawyer says - BusinessWorld Online
Source: BusinessWorld
Published on: 2025-11-26 14:09
THE PHILIPPINES risks squandering the economic gains promised by recent tax and governance reforms unless it strengthens judicial credibility and modernizes regulatory frameworks, according to one of the country's top lawyers, underscoring the growing importance of legal certainty amid corruption probes and policy noise. Nilo T. Divina, founder and managing partner of Divina Law, said the country's competitiveness hinges not only on recent legal reforms but also on whether courts and enforcement agencies can ensure accountability in high-profile investigations such as the alleged flood control scam. "Without a [dependable], effective judiciary, these reforms mean nothing," he told the BusinessWorld Forecast 2026's Fireside Chat in Taguig City on Tuesday. The climate-vulnerable country has been probing a massive graft scandal involving flood mitigation projects since July, which has da...
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