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Stories Behind The Headlines
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Stories Behind The Headlines
The government billed PalengQR PH as a milestone in the countryโs digital transformation when it rolled out the program. This initiative, led by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), promotes QR-based cashless payments in public markets, tricycles, and small neighborhood stores. The idea is simple: […]
MANILA, Philippines โ The name Ramil Lagunoy Madriaga has reemerged in the national conversation after his sworn affidavit surfaced alleging that he delivered illicit funds for the 2022 vice-presidential campaign of Sara Duterte. His claims have since circulated online, raising questions about the credibility of the claims and the identity of the man behind them. […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.โs recent directive for Congress to fast-track four reformist measuresโamong them the long-delayed anti-political dynasty billโmarks one of the most striking pivots of his administration. The move signals a calculated shift rather than a change of heart for a leader whose political base is intertwined with family name and legacy. Several forces […]
Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina Roque suggested that Filipino families can prepare Noche Buena for โฑ500 โ and it sparked public outrage. In a holiday season marked by rising food prices, shrinking purchasing power, and stagnant wages, the remark lands not as guidance but as an insult to hardship. Beyond the optics of […]
Nearly a century after Bertrand Russell wrote these words: โIf we wish to diminish the love of moneyโฆthe first step must be the creation of a system in which everyone has enough and no one has too much.โ Today, the world he warned about has arrivedโan era where inequality defines political stability, social cohesion, and […]
DIPOLOG CITY โ The proposal for a Peopleโs Transition Council (PTC) has surfaced amid corruption scandals, political tensions, and rising public frustration with the countryโs political class. Marketed as a path for national โreset,โ the PTC envisions an interim body that would shepherd reforms before returning the country to normal democratic rule. Its proponents frame […]
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ Nearly three years before the 2028 presidential race formally begins, one name consistently dominates early surveys: Vice President Sara Duterte. Despite the political fallout with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., her exit from the Cabinet, and the controversies tied to the Duterte family, she remains the strongest early contender for the countryโs […]
A recurring question emerges in political circles and public conversations alike as the Philippinesโ political climate grows increasingly contentious: Will President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. survive the full length of his term until 2028? It is a question rooted not in prediction but in the countryโs historical cycles of instability, elite rivalries, and abrupt shifts in […]
MANILA, Philippines โ When the International Criminal Court (ICC) denied former president Rodrigo Duterteโs bid for interim release, his supporters were quick to decry the tribunal as a โkangaroo court.โ The term made rounds on social media, often used as shorthand for perceived foreign meddling or political bias. But hereโs the question: Do they actually […]
