corruption in the Philippines
Opinion | Is “Kung Walang Korap, Walang Mahirap” A Problematic Promise?
The slogan “Kung Walang Korap, Walang Mahirap” burst into the national consciousness more than a decade ago. It resonated like a battle cry then, and now when corruption controversies rocked the Marcos administration. Here was a message so clean, so sharp, and so moral that it could cut across regions, classes, and political colors. It […]
Opinion | Resist the Circus, Confront the Corruption
The latest public quarrels between the Marcoses and the Dutertes—complete with insults, reconciliations, and behind-the-scenes intrigue—have all the markings of a political soap opera. It is riveting, dramatic, and deliberately easy to follow. And that is precisely the point. In a country exhausted by crisis after crisis, the dynasties ruling over us know exactly how […]