Sara Duterte’s ₱612M Secret Funds Scandal Exposes What Mayors, Governors Spend in the Shadows
While Duterte’s massive confidential fund controversy dominates headlines and impeachment proceedings, a quieter system operates…
Tag: corruption
House Urged To Probe Alleged ‘Weaponization’ Of BIR Audit Orders
MANILA, Philippines — A ranking lawmaker is pushing for a House of Representatives investigation into…
Is Local News Dead? Or Are We Killing It?
Local news isn’t dying a natural death. It is being killed slowly and methodically—not by…
Public Duty vs. Personal Interest — Why PH Governance Keeps Failing the Ethics Test
Public office is supposed to be a public trust. Yet in practice, in the Philippines,…
Analysis: How Sara Duterte Became Marcos’ Unlikely Firewall Against an Ouster
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — The political alliance that delivered one of the biggest landslide victories…
Why Corruption in the Philippines Never Dies: Inside a System Built to Protect Itself
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – Every new administration arrives with the same promise: to end corruption…
BIR’s ‘Letters of Authority’ become the new cash cow, Tulfo flags: ‘If DPWH has flood control, BIR has LOA’
MANILA, Philippines — In the long, familiar list of agencies plagued by corruption, the Department…
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…
Opinion: The INC Rally is a Warning Shot — Not a New People Power
The three-day rally of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for “transparency and a better democracy”…
Opinion I Stop Corruption? Then Fix the System, Not Just the Scapegoats
“Stop corruption; fix the system now.” It’s the kind of headline you’ve seen before, the…
2 Mindanao provinces among Philippines’ most flood-prone areas
Maguindanao and North Cotabato have been named among the 10 most flood-prone provinces in the…