
From democracy to kleptocracy
The Senate Hall, the Batasang Pambansa, the Palace by the River Pasig still stand. But the spirit is gone.
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The Senate Hall, the Batasang Pambansa, the Palace by the River Pasig still stand. But the spirit is gone.
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Administration after administration promised reform. Some delivered progress. Many fell short. Corruption survived.
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Marcos had pledged that 37 lawmakers, government officials and contractors would be in jail by Christmas 2025. Christmas came and went, but the scandal did not.
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The 18 alleged bagmen linked to former congressman Zaldy Co are facing additional legal trouble after Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong filed…
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The Senate can recover its stature if its members choose dialogue over confrontation and loyalty to the institution over allegiance to factions.
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The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) completed a series of medical and relief operations across several provinces, delivering medicine donations,…
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BAGUIO CITY — Members of an Indigenous community from Kalinga province petitioned the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) regional office…
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Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso urged young Filipinos on Wednesday to anchor public discourse in evidence and ideas rather than personal attacks,…
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The evil of corruption persists because when the moral majority stay silent, their inaction becomes a structural enabler for this evil to thrive.
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Without accuracy, judgment is impaired. And an impaired judgment leads to intellectual dishonesty and the denial of truth.
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CANDON CITY — Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Patrick “Pato” Gregorio urged Alas Pilipinas to stay locked in on the Asian Volleyball Confederation…
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India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said it has contained vulnerabilities in its online grading portal after a teenage cybersecurity researcher…
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Long silence. The nation is weeping now. Not because Win is Chinese. The most painful part was Risa was the last to know.
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The grandest float was that of Pinagkurusan, whose kapisanan was celebrating its centenary. Measuring eight meters long, three and a half meters wide and five…
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The town of Alitagtag, nestled along the southern shore of Taal Lake in the central part of Batangas, scintillated on the evening of 31 May as 11 karosa, or…
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Over the years, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has been styling himself as a sportsman.
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CANDON, Ilocos Sur — Embattled Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) president Tonyboy Liao called the withdrawal of support by the majority of the…
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The House prosecution panel remains focused on its preparations for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte despite the leadership dispute in the…
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