MANILA, Philippines — With the intensifying outrage against government corruption, the Dutertes are “positioning themselves as the voice of accountability, even if their own record is far from clean.” This was stressed by political scientist Cleve Arguelles,…
MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of students from the University of the Philippines (UP) walked out of their classes Friday and gathered in front of the Palma Hall in Diliman, Quezon City. The protest, joined by various…
MANILA, Philippines —(UPDATED, Sept 10, 4:40 p.m.) South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung ordered an immediate halt to a 700-billion won (₱28.7 billion) infrastructure loan to the Philippines, citing its “potential for corruption.” Lee made the announcement on…
MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called for a wider probe into corruption in flood control projects, stressing that accountability should not stop with contractors but must also include legislators, engineers, auditors, and…
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday said the government does not want protests like those in Indonesia to erupt in the Philippines, amid ongoing investigations into anomalous flood-control projects. This statement came after members of Kalikasan and…
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine social media was abuzz in the past week with the collective slamming and calling out of the so-called nepo babies of politicians and private contractors who had been flaunting their ostentatious lifestyles…
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said on Friday that all officials in the government, including senators, should undergo a lifestyle check. Zubiri said this when asked in an online interview on Friday about the…
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a lifestyle check on all government officials—starting with those in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)—as part of a widening scrutiny of flood-control projects, Palace press…
MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan warned on Monday that erring district engineers (DEs) could be removed as his office investigates more officials linked to alleged irregularities in flood-control projects. He made the statement in…
MANILA, Philippines — “Show up or shut up.” This was Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante’s challenge to Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong after the latter doubled down on his accusations linking House lawmakers to allegedly anomalous flood control projects.…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Two separate complaints have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas against Land Transportation Office (LTO)-7 Regional Director Glenn Galario. One complaint, filed by Rosario Paras on August 15, 2025, alleged that…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) has introduced a “three-minute rule” aimed at curbing bribery and minimizing negotiations between traffic violators and enforcers. TEAM Head Hyll Retuya explained on Tuesday, July 22,…
