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The Department of Agricultureโs plan to launch FMR Watch, an online platform for monitoring farm-to-market road (FMR) projects, signals a familiar move in the governmentโs attempt to clean up agencies long plagued by corruption. Like the transparency tools rolled out earlier by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC), the countryโs largest network of evangelical denominations, publicly endorsed the โTrillion Peso Assembly Against Corruptionโ on November 30, calling for deeper investigations into alleged large-scale corruption and urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to prioritize long-pending reforms. In a statement signedContinue Reading
Manila, Philippines โ Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roqueโs attempt to frame his situation as one of political persecution โ and therefore protected under international refugee law โ has been quickly rejected by the Department of Justice (DOJ). But the pushback reveals more than a legal dispute: it reflects how theContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA CITY โ Sardine manufacturers in Zamboanga, the countryโs canned sardine capital, have agreed to freeze prices until the end of 2025, heeding a directive from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meant to keep a staple food affordable for millions of Filipino households. Industrial Group of Zamboanga, Inc. (IGZI) president LeonardoContinue Reading
The latest public quarrels between the Marcoses and the Dutertesโcomplete with insults, reconciliations, and behind-the-scenes intrigueโhave all the markings of a political soap opera. It is riveting, dramatic, and deliberately easy to follow. And that is precisely the point. In a country exhausted by crisis after crisis, the dynasties rulingContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ When the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) abruptly suspended all field audit operations this week, it looked like a routine administrative pause. But behind the announcement lies a deeper, more troubling question: Can the countryโs most powerful revenue-collecting agency clean up its own ranks after years ofContinue Reading
Artificial intelligence isnโt just a buzzword anymore โ itโs a full-blown societal disruptor. Thanks to generative AI tools like ChatGPT, pretty much anyone with a smartphone can now talk to machines the way we used to talk to friends on Messenger. And with AI now fully mainstream, the list ofContinue Reading
