Leadership fund, root of all evil
District congressmen got a baseline of P500 million each, partylist representatives from P120 million to P150 million.
· 3 MIN READ
Daily TribuneTopic
District congressmen got a baseline of P500 million each, partylist representatives from P120 million to P150 million.
· 3 MIN READ
Let us dream of a Philippines where public office is truly public service, every peso is sacred, honesty is natural, and corruption is just a shameful chapter…
· 4 MIN READ
Given the climate of corruption, award-winning actor John Arcilla called out netizens who have a penchant for voting for their idols despite allegations of…
· 1 MIN READ
The blueprint for saving lives was available, but it was set aside so a mafia of contractors and their patrons in government could carve up the budget like a…
· 3 MIN READ
Now the floods and the elephantine question in the room — who should answer for the stolen flood control money — are again at the forefront.
· 2 MIN READ
Why did a private entity take charge of the billions in public funds when a legitimate government agency was fully equipped to handle it?
· 3 MIN READ
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday branded the so-called “leadership fund” allegedly distributed among senators in 2024 as “illegal” and “unconstitutional,”…
· 3 MIN READ
The very projects intended to protect Filipinos from nature’s fury appear to have been turned by some into a feeding trough for plunderers, an opportunity to…
· 4 MIN READ
So now, we build the ark. An ark for the Filipino who works, pays taxes, and asks only for a government that serves him.
· 3 MIN READ
A proposed P107.4 billion flood control allocation in the Philippines' 2027 budget has drawn criticism from teachers as monsoon rains disrupt schools and…
· 2 MIN READ
The figures show that the majority of the population, by religious affiliation, are supposed to adhere to the 10 Commandments and the Holy Bible.
· 3 MIN READ
Kickbacks are illegal; it is a fact, but who is to stop this practice when it has become almost institutional?
· 2 MIN READ
The price tag, charged to the government, is six to eight times what the material actually costs.
· 2 MIN READ
Dizon’s outburst may be the most honest assessment anyone has offered. But honesty from a Cabinet secretary isn’t a fix.
· 3 MIN READ
The rains came, as they always do. Three typhoons circled the archipelago and met the southwest monsoon head-on. Streets became rivers. Towns became islands.…
· 2 MIN READ
Nosy Tarsee has heard that the garbage business in local government had just gotten a lot dirtier — and not from the actual garbage.
· 2 MIN READ
The zarzuela, which is meant to lift the profile of the administration while getting back at political foes, has the overall effect of rewarding grand-scale…
· 3 MIN READ
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla revealed Saturday that he had received calls about alleged corruption schemes in local garbage collection and waste management…
· 1 MIN READ