Under Philippine law, the President enjoys immunity from suit and cannot be investigated or prosecuted for any criminal offense while he remains in office. This description points out that Presidents are not immune from suits after they leave office. He can do as he pleases while in office without worrying about facing a lawsuit. Imagine what life would be like for him if he always had to worry about the possibility that he would violate the law if he did something controversial. This would result in inaction because of fear of a lawsuit. 


Presidential Immunity From Suit

As of this writing, there seem to be a few issues left in the construction of the multi-billion-peso Tacloban Airport Development Project.

When Birds Strike

I know; the title is grammatically wrong. But that is done on purpose because I just came from a briefing and field observation of a government project I never thought would get off the ground. 

It Ain’t Gonna Flood No More

This is an interesting story and a first-hand account the reader should not miss. To depart from previous subjects mentioned here, this is a feel-good story. 

A Story That Is Worth Telling

After months of seeing red, the  Tacloban Airport Development Project is finally turning green. Phase 1 of the project which involved constructing posts, beams, and walls was plagued by excessively high negative slippage. 

The tide is turning 

Among the important infrastructure projects that the Regional Project Monitoring Committee of the RDC discussed in its meeting on June 11, 2024, was the pipe-replacement/laying Project of the Primewater Infrastructure Corporation and the Leyte Metropolitan Water District Joint Venture Agreement. 

The Betrayal of the Primacy of Water

In the last issue, this column described a project that features what seems to be the fad in Eastern Visayas, the pattern of being delayed. Infrastructure agencies call it “negative slippage”. 


When A Delay Can Be A Blessing In Disguise

What do abaca, vegetables, and eggs have in common? 


It’s about Abaca, Vegetables and Eggs

After two years of participating in the Regional Project Monitoring Committee and the Infrastructure and Utilities Development Committee meetings of the RDC as a member of the Private Sector, nothing surprises me anymore. 

I Don’t Believe In Surprises Anymore

When you think you have seen it all, here comes another and bigger bombshell of a project. For many months this column has used printing space to keep track of the biggest project in the Eastern Visayas Region ever - the Tacloban Airport Development Project.


Here Is Another Bombshell

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