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IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – Every new administration arrives with the same promise: to end corruption “once and for all.” But every administration eventually finds itself trapped in the same web – scandals involving infrastructure, taxes, agriculture, procurement, or political influence. The actors change; the script does not. For decades, corruptionContinue Reading
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) today is no longer the same institution that toppled — or attempted to topple — presidents in the past. And that may be a good thing for our democracy. Rumors of destabilization and whispers of a coup always find a way to resurfaceContinue Reading
There are few things more unsettling in politics than watching a family publicly tear itself apart—especially a family whose name has shaped, scarred, and defined an entire nation’s history. On Monday night at the Quirino Grandstand, Senator Imee Marcos did the unthinkable: she accused her own brother, President Ferdinand MarcosContinue Reading
The three-day rally of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for “transparency and a better democracy” marks one of the most significant public mobilizations under the Marcos Jr. administration. It is loud, it is disciplined, and it is unmistakably political. But it is not People Power 2.0 — and it willContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – The municipality of Ipil has begun installing its first batch of high-technology security cameras in the town’s commercial district, a move local officials say is aimed at boosting public safety and modernizing surveillance systems. Mayor Ramses Troy Olegario said the installation, which kicked off on Friday,Continue Reading
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay — Mayor Angelito “Lito” B. Aniñon has welcomed the establishment of the Municipal Cooperative Development Council (MCDC), describing it as a long-overdue mechanism to strengthen the cooperative movement and spur inclusive development in Tungawan. The move marks a policy shift for the municipality, as the previous administrationContinue Reading
Juan Ponce Enrile passed away on Thursday at the age of 101. His death marks the end of one of the most complex, controversial, and consequential lives in Philippine political history. Few Filipinos have lived through — and shaped — as many eras of the nation’s tumultuous story as EnrileContinue Reading
