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MANILA, Philippines โ Nearly a decade since the country launched its most aggressive anti-drug campaign, the flow of illegal narcotics in the Philippines remains largely unabated. Drug lords have been killed or jailed, thousands of street-level suspects have died in police operations, and yet methamphetamine and party drugs continue toContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ Every new administration arrives with the same promise: to end corruption โonce and for all.โ But every administration eventually finds itself trapped in the same web โ scandals involving infrastructure, taxes, agriculture, procurement, or political influence. The actors change; the script does not. For decades, corruptionContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ In the long, familiar list of agencies plagued by corruption, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has long carried the reputation of being the worst offender โ thanks largely to its flood-control projects. But on Monday, November 18, Senator Erwin Tulfo suggested that another agencyContinue Reading
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) today is no longer the same institution that toppled โ or attempted to topple โ 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
MANILA, Philippines โ Senator Imee Marcos has accused her own brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., of being a longtime cocaine user โ a claim that, if true, raises a disturbing question: Was Rodrigo Duterteโs drug war only a bloody campaign against the poor, sparing the rich and powerful? The allegationContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ Reports linking lawmakers to lucrative public works contracts have reignited concerns over entrenched corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), as an independent probe recommends criminal charges against several high-profile politicians allegedly involved in a flood-control kickback scheme. In its latest report, the IndependentContinue 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 โ and shaped โ as many eras of the nationโs tumultuous story as EnrileContinue Reading
