The multibillion-peso flood control scandal in the Philippines has ignited a political battleground across the nation. As communities suffer from recurrent inundations, the massive allegations of ghost projects, license-renting schemes,…
THERE is a convenient response now being thrown at teachers and others who criticized Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro over her controversial remarks about teachers: she said “some teachers,”…
THE COST OF GRAFT (AT A GLANCE) ?545.6 Billion: Total flood mitigation allocation (July 2022 – May 2025). ?42B – ?118B: Public funds lost to corruption and wasted projects in…
Look around you. Ask yourself a simple question: Why is getting sick in the Philippines still a death sentence for the poor? When a mother has to queue at three…
On Day 16 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, the impeachment court suddenly found itself debating Cebuano, the lingua franca of the Bisdaks (Bisayang Dako or…