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THE revelations were damning but hardly surprising when the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) released its latest report on flood-control spending. In the first three years of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration, government poured more than ₱545 billion into nearly 10,000 flood-control projects. This looks like a serious investmentContinue Reading
DILI, East Timor — East Timor has served as an exemplar of United States foreign assistance in Asia for two decades. Billions of dollars of aid headlines and photo opportunities have framed an image of Washington “assisting” one of the globe’s newest democracies to get on its own two feet.Continue Reading
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 about 800,000 newly self-identified poor families within just a fewContinue Reading
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 the heels of the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring the complaintContinue Reading
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 gambling interests. The first signs of trouble came in 2021,Continue Reading
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 global evangelical community. For too long, the relationship between CatholicsContinue Reading
“Breakthrough is coming to the Philippines.” This hopeful declaration resounds in many churches across the country, especially during Holy Week. With Resurrection Sunday, some Christian leaders proclaim that the same power that raised Christ from the dead will also raise the nation out of crisis—into prosperity, peace, and blessing. OnContinue Reading
