The Philippines that could have been
Every time a corruption scandal breaks, Filipinos hear the same numbers thrown around—millions here, billions there. The figures are often so large that they…
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Every time a corruption scandal breaks, Filipinos hear the same numbers thrown around—millions here, billions there. The figures are often so large that they…
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Dionisio believes each issue is both a governance failure to diagnose and a teaching moment the public cannot afford to ignore.
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Roads and bridges built with public funds crumbled; the earthquake exposed many as having been constructed without steel reinforcement.
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has begun road repair and reblocking works on several major roads in Quezon City this weekend.
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Dizon’s unguarded utterance instantly raised the widespread public suspicion that local public works officials were often hesitant to do quick work without the…
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The common thread linking the drowned athletes, the displaced families in GenSan, the sweltering households, and the victims of manmade floods is a deep,…
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been given a six-month deadline to complete the construction of the 10-year unfinished Alaminos–San…
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Government agencies continued relief and restoration efforts in earthquake-hit Sarangani province as residents appealed for additional national government…
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Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday cast corruption as a modern-day threat to Philippine sovereignty, warning that officials who loot public funds undermine…
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Administration after administration promised reform. Some delivered progress. Many fell short. Corruption survived.
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Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Wednesday warned police applicants against trying to buy their way into the…
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Former lawmaker Mike Defensor failed to appear before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday despite a subpoena requiring him to attend an…
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Individuals must understand how corruption, negligence, incompetence, and inefficiency cause them personal misery and hardship.
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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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If public trust in the Senate collapses entirely, the damage may be irreversible.
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A witness in the malversation trial of former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and his co-accused was ordered by the Sandiganbayan Third Division to produce…
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Manila Representative Bienvenido “Benny” Abante filed libel and cyber libel complaints Tuesday against 20 individuals and organizations, including former…
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Hernandez testified that only 30 to 50 percent of each contract actually went to construction; the rest was siphoned off and stuffed into luggage delivered to…
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