Pressure cooker
The question is not whether the potential for upheaval exists, but whether the unique sociopolitical fabric of the nation will allow such upheaval to unfold in…
DT · · 3 min read
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The question is not whether the potential for upheaval exists, but whether the unique sociopolitical fabric of the nation will allow such upheaval to unfold in…
DT · · 3 min read
When loans get suspended over corruption fears, and officials respond with deflections, it’s the poor who pay the price.
Gigie Arcilla · · 3 min read
The ODA is a highly concessional loan, which is practically a donation to the country for its development goals. However, the government needs to raise…
DT · · 2 min read
But does it really lead to Jinggoy?
Lade Jean Kabagani · · 3 min read
If Marcos could not articulate his feelings of anger and frustration, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin did: ‘Clean your House First!’
Jun Ledesma · · 3 min read
How naïve are we to still believe that politicians, some of whom are possibly deeply entrenched in this system of rot, will take this beyond their comfort…
DT · · 3 min read
South Korea’s concern was expected since it had ramped up its ODA commitment to the country.
DT · · 3 min read
I believe that it is divine intervention that has brought all of the corruption, the theft of people’s money, to light.
Benjamin Espiritu · · 2 min read
Deprioritizing ODA financing could lead to higher borrowing costs, delayed infrastructure projects and reduced investor confidence, all of which could…
DT · · 2 min read
The spoof comes following the current issue of allegedly anomalous flood control projects involving public officials and contractors of Department of Public…
Jefferson Fernando · · 1 min read
Corruption is not without a price. Each day that we fail to act on it, we are paying a social and economic cost, to this country’s future and the next…
Art Besana · · 2 min read
The Discayas are not the least guilty in the scandal; they are actually on top of the list of private contractors who benefited from DPWH projects.
CYNTHIA D. BALANA · · 2 min read
The rub is not that Jinggoy is accused; but that he still thinks he’s aggrieved.
DT · · 2 min read
The Metro Manila Flood Management Project and Pasig-Marikina Channel Improvement Project are flagship initiatives aimed at mitigating these risks.
DT · · 3 min read
Pinoy showbiz is now starkly entangled with the alleged politics of corruption with the billions of funds intended for flood control in the country.
Danny Vibas · · 4 min read
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson didn’t hold back on Tuesday as he drew a direct line between former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan and a…
Jing Villamente · · 2 min read
Whoever spills all the beans and has the juiciest details with corroborating resibo will probably get the best deal.
LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ. · · 2 min read
The Discayas, by their own admission, are not passive victims. They did not stumble blindly into the flood control scam.
Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV · · 2 min read