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MANILA โ Once a fixture behind the Malacaรฑang podium, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque now in the Netherlands, fighting to stay in Europe as Philippine authorities push for his deportation. The man who once defended controversial policies under the Duterte administration is now the subject of an Interpol Red NoticeContinue Reading
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
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
MANILA, Philippines โ The global race to secure minerals for electric vehicles, batteries, and renewable energy is accelerating. And at the Philippine-Sweden Smart Mining Forum held on November 18 at the Baguio Country Club, Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla framed it as an opportunity the Philippines must not miss. If theContinue Reading
MANILA โ Every year, under the sharp mountain air of Fort del Pilar, a familiar scene plays out on the Philippine Military Academyโs Borromeo Field. Freshmen cadetsโknown as plebesโstand ramrod straight, their faces fixed with determination, as upperclassmen order them to lean back as far as their bodies will allow.Continue Reading
