Sara Duterteโ€™s โ‚ฑ612M Secret Funds Scandal Exposes What Mayors, Governors Spend in the Shadows

While Duterteโ€™s massive confidential fund controversy dominates headlines and impeachment proceedings, a quieter system operates nationwide. Governors, mayors and local officials manage their own โ€œblack boxโ€ intelligence funds โ€” shielded from rigorous audits โ€” raising the same questions of accountability…

Zamboanga del Sur Town’s Bold New Gambit: Can a Modern Public Market Spark a Rural Economic Revolution?

The Municipality of Molave has inaugurated its new public market, a major infrastructure project expected to strengthen local commerce, create opportunities for entrepreneurs, improve public services, and support the town's growing economy. Local and national officials hailed the facility as…

“Continuity is Key”: Why Marcos Says the Constitution Itself Encourages Lack of Continuity

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reignited debate over the 1987 Constitution, arguing that its term limits and electoral structure encourage political discontinuity and policy reversals. As his alliance with Vice President Sara Duterte unravels, Marcos warns that reforms take years…

Bird Flu Forces Emergency Ban in Zamboanga Sibugay โ€” Officials Race to Stop a Wider Outbreak

Authorities in western Mindanao have imposed stricter quarantine measures after avian influenza was confirmed in three farms in Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay. Officials fear the virus could spread through poultry and livestock trade routes, prompting intensified checkpoints and a formal ban…