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  1. Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Rodante Marcoleta huddled at the Senate Plenary session on Tuesday, 26 May, after it was announced by the Office of the Ombudsman that a case of plunder would be filed against the latter over his supposed involvement in the multibillion peso flood control scandal.

    Justice à la carte?

    When justice has a price tag, the rich dine on freedom while the poor starve in cells.

  2. Absolute letdown

    Absolute letdown

    The past year saw the most spectacular display of how corruption can bring down a nation where self-gratification in the political sphere gets priority over…

  3. Sins via inertia

    Sins via inertia

    The Philippine Senate advances the P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget amid public outrage over recurring corruption, with cuts to DPWH funds and scrutiny on…

  4. A protester waves a Philippine flag beside a burning truck in Manila after September protests took a violent turn.

    Marcos urges peaceful Bonifacio Day protests

    President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urges demonstrators to keep Bonifacio Day protests peaceful, citing public safety and warning against agitators. He acknowledges…

  5. What’s done is not done

    What’s done is not done

    It’s like how President Bongbong Marcos only said something about the ghost projects after the typhoons and floods could no longer let anomalous contractors…

  6. SCUTTLEBUTT

    SCUTTLEBUTT

    University of the East College of Law Dean Amado Valdez calls for the indictment of lawmakers allegedly involved in budget “insertions,” urging swift justice…

  7. Phalanx Masked and hooded men attack a squad of police officers huddled behind their shields in Manila, igniting a night of chaos on 21 September, 53 years to the day of Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s proclamation of Martial Law.

    Flood of fury

    Nation erupts in anger over massive corruption

  8. People Power

    People Power

    Indeed, the onus is on the President, who can choose between protecting his friends or responding to the public call for transparency, accountability and good…

  9. Fickle capitalists getting scared

    Fickle capitalists getting scared

    What may take the cake for investors is that senators and House members are implicated, indicating the brazen and endemic level of irregularities in government.

  10. SCUTTLEBUTT

    SCUTTLEBUTT

    Scuttlebutt highlights concerns over Mayor Vico Sotto’s handling of media inquiries on Pasig City Hall and discusses issues of transparency and accountability.…