3Ds: Deals, denials, doublespeak
When loans get suspended over corruption fears, and officials respond with deflections, it’s the poor who pay the price.
Gigie Arcilla · · 3 min read
When loans get suspended over corruption fears, and officials respond with deflections, it’s the poor who pay the price.
Gigie Arcilla · · 3 min read
It requires the courageous use of the veto power in the next budget cycle and the public naming and shaming of those who orchestrated this betrayal.
Gigie Arcilla · · 3 min read
Isn’t this a cowardly way for a powerful country to fight a war — by proxy, letting other people die in their place?
Gigie Arcilla · · 3 min read
When democratic institutions uphold their own rules, especially under intense pressure, every citizen wins.
Gigie Arcilla · · 3 min read
The uncomfortable truth laid bare by this necessary infrastructure is that even the mightiest pumps are rendered impotent by the smallest acts of citizen…
Gigie Arcilla · · 3 min read
It’s a move branded as a ‘trade goodwill gesture,’ though less an economic breakthrough and more a diplomatic sleight-of-hand.
Gigie Arcilla · · 2 min read
A true win won’t be shouted from podiums, rather it will be heard in the deep sigh of relief from families who can finally and blessedly sleep dry.
Gigie Arcilla · · 3 min read
Every day, people slip through our borders unnoticed — some overstay, some vanish, and some engage in crime.
Gigie Arcilla · · 2 min read
Billions vanish into questionable projects, yet the solution is always to take more from ordinary citizens rather than recover the stolen funds or tax the…
Gigie Arcilla · · 3 min read
Legal wins alone aren’t enough — without genuine diplomacy, the ruling risks becoming merely a symbolic triumph.
Gigie Arcilla · · 2 min read