The vote is a trust
Disappointment must not give way to indifference. We cannot allow frustration to convince us that corruption is inevitable or that meaningful change is beyond…
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Public Accountability
Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Public Accountability.
Hidden cost of corruption: Everyone pays the price
We may not control government spending, but we can practice responsible citizenship. Ask questions. Verify information. Report irregularities through proper…
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Accountability in public service
I have always believed that accountability is the bedrock of good governance. It means explaining our decisions, accounting for public resources, accepting…
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Unfinished constitutional responsibility
There is also a question of fairness to the respondent. Duterte is entitled to due process and a meaningful opportunity to answer the charges brought against…
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Sorsogon to relocate vendors, rebuild fire-hit market
The provincial government of Sorsogon has started steps for the relocation of affected vendors and the completion of rehabilitation plans of the Sorsogon City…
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5 dead as fire razes public market
Five people, including a mother and her daughter, were found dead inside a market stall’s comfort room after a fire destroyed much of the Sorsogon City Public…
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5 dead in Sorsogon City public market fire
The Sorsogon provincial police said the victims were found huddled inside the comfort room of a stall in the Sorsogon City public market after a fire razed…
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5 found dead huddled together in Sorsogon market fire
The victims were found huddled inside the comfort room of a stall in the Sorsogon City public market after a fire razed much of its main building before…
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Whitewashing public funds?
An alleged ₱223,500 shortfall from a city government’s ₱1.1-million fund for its 2025 State of the City Address has raised questions about public…
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Being worthy of the work
Public service is not having all the answers. It is being humble enough to admit we fully do not know, having the courage to ask questions, and the discipline…
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Five centuries of poverty, promises and plunder
The Philippines’ centuries-long struggle with poverty continues as corruption, political patronage and inequality undermine public services and economic…
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Do you think Sara cares, if we don‘t?
That is what travel sometimes does. You leave looking for something new and find, unexpectedly, something you already knew.
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Budget watchdog: Public must be part of process
Budget documents run thousands of pages long and are filled with technical language that can be difficult for the public to decipher.
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‘The Two Standards’
Two banners are raised — not of party but of principle. One stands for truth, humility, discipline, and service. The other for vanity, expediency, deception,…
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Bridging faith and governance
The persistence of corruption suggests a disconnect between personal faith and public conduct, often described as the divide between private morality and…
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It’s official, until it isn’t
Maybe Sara had it coming, considering no one runs for vice president without being ready to step into the presidency.
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