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Politics overshadowing governance

Politics in San Pedro City, Laguna has always mirrored the larger national scene: colorful, contentious, and driven as much by personalities as by policies.

2028 elections color today’s politics 

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) calls it a “lifeline” for Tacloban: a 2.56-kilometer causeway made to cut the travel time short from Magsaysay Boulevard in Tacloban's downtown area to Kataisan Point at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport, spanning across Cancabato Bay.

Billions, Bay, and Co

P3.216 billion – that was the total amount allocated by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to flood-control projects in Santa Rosa City, Laguna from 2023 to 2025. And yet last week, Santa Roseños were confronted with one of the worst floods in the city’s recent history. 


P3.216-B MAGIC!

Flood control projects in Leyte and Eastern Samar—intended to shield vulnerable communities from deadly floods—are now mired in controversy as lawmakers, contractors, and officials face mounting scrutiny over alleged corruption, delays, and conflicting reports.

Pointing fingers

When the government fails, who speaks for the people?

Junia vs. DPWH

TACLOBAN CITY — When K5 News reporter Carol Medino raised her camera outside the gates of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 8 in Palo, Leyte, she did not expect to be stopped.

DPWH Allergic to Local Press?

CALL TO ACTION

 EV loses "kapit ha luwag"

House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s sudden resignation has sent shockwaves across the political landscape, not only in Manila but most especially in Eastern Visayas, where his name has long stood as both symbol and stronghold.


Romualdez steps down

If, as the old saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention, then OpinYon was borne out of a necessity to change the game in Philippine media.

OpinYon: Strong at 15!

Romualdez steps down EV loses "kapit ha luwag"

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