House Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez's decision to step down from his post last week came as a surprise to many Filipinos – except for seasoned political observers.

Sacrificial lamb?

The recent earthquakes that shook parts of Visayas and Mindanao have rattled the entire country – and with good reason.

Nature’s warning

Marami nang nahalungkat, ngunit marami pang tiyak na nakabaon.

Community effort vs. corruption

Martin Romualdez’s resignation as Speaker of the House of Representatives is more than a personal retreat. It is a political collapse that strips bare the fragility of patronage-driven power in the Philippines. 


Fall from power

Around the world, major construction projects are announced with fanfare. New highways, hospitals, housing, and bridges meant to symbolize progress. 

Construction to corruption

A saying has it that it takes just one rotten apple to ruin the whole fruit basket.

A whole basket of rotten apples

Infrastructure is often hailed as the backbone of national development. In the country, projects such as farm-to-market roads and flood control systems are supposed to uplift rural communities, boost local economies, and protect citizens from calamities. 


Roads to Nowhere

"It won't last a month." That was the derision of critics who deadpanned a small tallboy weekly that was started by consumer advocate and public relations specialist Ray Junia in 2010.

OpinYon: Now on its 15th year, and still going!

In the middle of a national crisis, silence from government agencies is not caution. It is betrayal.

Silence is betrayal

Public trust in the government’s ability to investigate its own officials has reached a troubling low.

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