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P2.2 billion and a failure of leadership in BARMM

THERE is no escaping the central truth emerging from the audit of the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education in BARMM and this...

Audit of shame in BARMM

“The discovery reeks of reckless, systemic abuse of public funds under the watch of Mohagher Iqbal” There is no polite way to say this: what...

Gov’t budget utilization rate declined in 2025

The government posted a slightly lower budget utilization rate of 97.7 percent in 2025 compared with 99 percent the previous year, according to data...

Dizon cites need for wise use of funds on infra projects

Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon said government infrastructure projects can be completed on time with better quality and durability as long as...

The high cost of silence

“Public funds are a sacred trust; it is time we started treating them that way” FOR too long, the infrastructure landscape of the Philippines has...

Abante: VP Sara’s break with Marcos ‘political repositioning’

House Committee on Human Rights chair Bienvenido Abante Jr. on Thursday dismissed claims that Vice President Sara Duterte distanced herself from the administration of...

3rd impeachment case filed vs. VP Sara

Members of the clergy filed an impeachment complaint Monday against Vice Sara Duterte, the third to hit the country’s second highest official in just...

Sandro Marcos pushes for ‘no work, no pay’ for lawmakers

House Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander A. Marcos has filed a bill seeking to impose a strict “no work, no pay” scheme for members of...

No public funds used for tourism magazine feature

The Department of Tourism clarified Thursday that it did not contract, pay or direct Philippine Topics magazine to produce a recent cover or feature...

ICI to livestream hearings starting next week

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) aims to commence live-streaming their hearings thru YouTube or Facebook starting next week, according to ICI Executive Director...

Escudero bill seeks to curb infra corruption

Senator Francis Escudero on Monday said he filed a bill seeking to ensure that all government infrastructure projects funded under the national budget are...

Industry group urges Marcos to act on flood control scandal

The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) has urged the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to take swift and decisive action on the multi-billion-peso...

Why I am not in gov’t

"I cannot imagine how people can be so greedy that they involve themselves in ghost projects or non-existent projects and get away with it" HAVING...

WPP applicants must return stolen infra funds—Palace

Malacañang yesterday said that participants-turned-whistleblowers in anomalous flood control projects must first return the money they stole before they can avail of government protection,...
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