
Letting go, leading on: Martin quits
Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, once the most powerful man in the House of Representatives, stepped down from the Speaker’s dais on Wednesday.
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
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Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, once the most powerful man in the House of Representatives, stepped down from the Speaker’s dais on Wednesday.
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read


While CoA is the government’s external watchdog, each government agency has its own internal audit service to ensure compliance and efficiency at the agency…
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I have never liked Martin Romualdez, but I’m not sure why. It’s nothing personal.
CYNTHIA D. BALANA · · 2 min read

We should also be aware that our self-preserving ruling class, aided by their moneyed enablers and mercenary operatives, is clearly and actively playing…
Nick V. Quijano Jr. · · 3 min read

Trillions of pesos don’t vanish because a hundred million Filipinos blinked away; they vanish because one person signs yes.
DT · · 3 min read

Typhoons will not stop as a result of the scandal engulfing the nation. Still, the ongoing scandal has placed the concessionary loans in peril.
DT · · 3 min read

A request by DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon to freeze assets of those involved in flood-control anomalies has resulted in swift action by the BSP and the AMLC. ‘We…
Jason Mago · · 2 min read

‘We will not allow this kind of substandard work to continue. The officials and contractors involved will face charges.’
Aldwin Quitasol · · 3 min read

The flood control mess is simply the tipping point in the people’s growing dissatisfaction and utter disappointment in the Marcos administration.
LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ. · · 2 min read

There is no turning back on his words. He must now be resolute in strengthening the anti-corruption agencies and ensuring the independence of the Commission in…
DT · · 3 min read

Our Congress is full of dynastic families, and while some of the younger ones cannot yet be judged on their abilities or leadership, it makes people wonder if…
Dinah S. Ventura · · 2 min read

Instead of Build Better More, the BBM slogan in the final half of the Marcos administration would be Build Better and Mandate reforms.
DT · · 2 min read

Turning one into a state witness requires meeting specific criteria — including being the least guilty.
Paul Anthony A. Isla · · 2 min read

A visibly frustrated President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he shares the public’s outrage over the flood control scandal, backing calls for accountability as…
Richbon Quevedo · · 1 min read

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has dismissed three of its officials in connection with the controversial flood control projects in Bulacan.
Pat C. Santos · · 1 min read

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has raised alarm bells over what she called one of the biggest infrastructure scandals to hit the city in years — billions of…
Jing Villamente · · 2 min read
