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“Stop corruption; fix the system now.” It’s the kind of headline you’ve seen before, the kind that makes you sigh because you know it’s true — and you know you’ve heard it too many times. But this time, the cry…
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At dawn, on February 7, 2020 armed men stormed a small house in Tacloban and arrested a 20-something journalist named Frenchie Mae Cumpio. She has been behind bars ever since. For nearly five years now, Cumpio has faced a barrage…
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OPINION | Flood-Control Billions and the Politics of Corruption
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The recent OCTA Research findings indicated that around 11.9 million Filipino families—or approximately 45%—consider themselves poor as of July 2025, a moderate rise from 42% in April. These survey results are not mere statistics—they’re a resounding alarm. The jump—translating to…
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It wasn’t so much a burial as it was a cryogenic freeze when the Senate voted to archive the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. The decision — 19 in favor, 4 against, and 1 abstention — came on…
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In what has become one of the most chilling unsolved crimes in recent years, the case of the missing sabungeros—cockfighting aficionados—has exposed not only the dark underbelly of e-sabong operations. It also exposed the disturbing proximity of political power to…
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When the white smoke rose and the name “Leo XIV” echoed from the Vatican balcony, it marked more than a historical first—an American on the Chair of Peter. It also ushered in a moment of reckoning and opportunity for the…
