corruption
Is Local News Dead? Or Are We Killing It?
Local news isnโt dying a natural death. It is being killed slowly and methodicallyโnot by disinterest, not by digital disruption, but by a political and economic ecosystem that punishes truth-telling outside Metro Manila. For years, weโve been told that provincial newsrooms are โweakโ or that community journalists lack the sophistication of their national counterparts. But […]
Public Duty vs. Personal Interest โ Why PH Governance Keeps Failing the Ethics Test
Public office is supposed to be a public trust. Yet in practice, in the Philippines, it often functions like a family business, a political debt-payment system, or a personal investment portfolio. The gap between public duty and personal interest is not just a crack in our governance structure โ it is the fault line on […]
Analysis: How Sara Duterte Became Marcosโ Unlikely Firewall Against an Ouster
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ The political alliance that delivered one of the biggest landslide victories in Philippine history is now fractured beyond repair. In an unexpected twist, however, Vice President Sara Duterte โ once President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.โs most powerful ally โ has become the strongest reason many Filipinos are unwilling to support calls for […]
Why Corruption in the Philippines Never Dies: Inside a System Built to Protect Itself
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, corruption in the Philippines has survived […]
BIRโs โLetters of Authorityโ become the new cash cow, Tulfo flags: โIf DPWH has flood control, BIR has LOAโ
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 agency is catching up fast. โIf […]
Feature: Why the AFP is Staying Out of Any Ouster Plot Against Marcos Jr.
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 resurface whenever a Philippine presidency faces […]