A nation tested: Politics, disasters, and ghost projects
By the time 2025 ended, the Philippines was not only battling floodwaters and seismic fear — it was reckoning with a year defined by political rupture,…
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By the time 2025 ended, the Philippines was not only battling floodwaters and seismic fear — it was reckoning with a year defined by political rupture,…
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Neophyte Congressman Javier Miguel Benitez of Negros Occidental said the ratified P6.7-trillion 2026 national budget was designed with stronger safeguards to…
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Economists have widely cited the pullback in public infrastructure spending — largely linked to the flood control controversy involving the Department of…
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As Filipino families prepare for their Media Noche , the controversy over the so-called “Cabral Files” shows no signs of letting up. Batangas 1st District Rep.…
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What makes the cyber warrant especially powerful is its precision. Properly crafted, it is not a fishing net but a scalpel.
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Is there hope for systemic change in this country? Ultimately, the nation needs to see genuine justice rendered, not just a show of it.
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The proposed spending plan for 2026, while more ‘orderly,’ still has huge provisions for the pork barrel through the unprogrammed appropriations, which…
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Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday said the responsibility now shifts to the Executive branch following the Senate’s ratification of the proposed…
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Infrastructure spending continued to contract in October 2025 amid the fallout from the flood control scandal, according to the Department of Budget and…
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Carpio said the combined findings from the autopsy, scene reconstruction, and laboratory examinations support the conclusion that Cabral sustained injuries…
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Credibility is greatly lacking because the government itself is conducting the investigation into the big fish within it.
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The long-awaited 2026 National Budget sailed through the House of Representatives in record time on Monday — less than a minute from start to finish. A chorus…
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House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Mikaela Suansing strongly denied Monday an imputation by her colleague, Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste, that…
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In less than a minute, the House of Representatives on Monday ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB),…
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The Senate on Monday ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee report on the P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget, just hours after the House gave its…
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Authenticity, access, and who saw what under scrutiny
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If the projects are not the product of rational planning, technical assessment, and genuine need, but instead are the result of political patronage, the…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson voted on Monday to ratify the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, marking a rare affirmative…
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