When a major political party decides to back a politician widely perceived as corrupt, it does more than just gamble on a flawed candidate, it compromises the very foundations of democratic accountability. 

When power shields the tainted

As the cycle of flooding devastates communities across the Philippines, one truth becomes harder to ignore: the nation is drowning not only in stormwater but in the consequences of a governance system that too often allows public funds to disappear with little explanation and even less accountability. 

Cost of Vanishing Public Funds

The old observation that celebrations for Christmas usually begin in September in the Philippines no longer holds true in the post-pandemic “new normal.”

Bleak holidays, no thanks to corruption

Let them eat cake (or not!)

It’s been two or three months since the first revelations into the massive, almost gargantuan, corruption inside the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
 


The people are impatient

In a healthy democracy, public office is a privilege granted by the people. 

Dynasties shielding the corrupt

The Filipino nation now stands at a crossroads.   Anger is mounting, pressure is building among various sectors.

Crossroads

This first week of December, Christmas should be in the air – but not this year, apparently.

Tempered, but never extinguished

Last July, at the height of monsoon rains, residents living near Mount Makiling in Calamba City blamed the sudden floods in their area to a subdivision development allegedly being built on the slopes of the mountain.

Right in our own backyard

When Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) struck Eastern Visayas in November 2013, it exposed the region’s painful unpreparedness for a disaster of such magnitude.
A Decade of Lessons

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