Spare no one
Flood-control projects in Eastern Visayas deserve scrutiny alongside those in other parts of the country. If the Senate is serious about uncovering anomalies within the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), these projects...
Bleeding dry
The worsening graft and corruption in the Philippines are draining the country. The recent Senate probe on flood-control projects, riddled with anomalies from substandard work to ghost undertakings, merely scratches the surface. The scandal...
National pride
We are told to be proud of being Filipinos, to carry our nationality with honor. Yet pride is not simply declared; it must be earned and justified. With the kind of leaders the nation...
Shameless leaders
Indeed, many key government officials in the Philippines have been deceiving the public to conceal and perpetuate corruption. This shameless manipulation has crippled the country’s progress and tainted its image before the world. It...
Character corruption
Power is toxic. It corrupts even the most decent of individuals, turning them into something they never were before. Those who cannot handle its weight with discipline and self-restraint inevitably fall prey to its...
A failure in practice
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s claim in his SONA 2025 that government hospitals are now implementing zero balance billing is discredited by the lived experiences of patients and the warnings of health workers. It is...