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The Garbage Trail: Where Does Public Money–and the trash–go”

There is an intriguing question hiding beneath Metro Manila's recurring floods: What happens to the garbage after the garbage truck picks it up? It sounds...

Is Garbage Being Dumped Into our Floodways?

There is something profoundly wrong when a city spends millions trying to prevent flooding while its waterways continue to fill with garbage. And nowhere is...

The Marcos Administration Never Learns: What’s So Anomalous in Bringing Back 107.4 Billion In Flood Control Projects

There are moments in government when the people deserve an explanation. And then there are moments when government itself seems to be asking the people...

Duterte Elite Clique Being Decimated one by one

Key figures of the Duterte group are slowly being picked off one by one. This is happening while their hero, Vice President Sara Duterte,...

Sen. Padilla: VP Sara May Have Donated MIllions of Intel Funds to the CPP-NPA?

In his questioning of the prosecution witness, Senator Judge Robin Padilla asked the auditor whether he knew that most of the fantabulous amounts requested...

The Politics Of Attrition in the Sara Duterte Impeachment

The most consequential political trials are rarely won by a single explosive revelation. They are won through accumulation. That appears to be the strategy unfolding...

Sa West Philippine Sea, Ang Bandila ang Dapat Manaig

Sa gitna ng tumitinding tensyon sa West Philippine Sea, muling nabaling ang atensyon ng publiko sa mainitang palitan nina Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore...

What “good behavior” means for China and the Philippines: The significance of Philippine President Marcos’ request to “reset” Philippine-Sino Relations

Shortly after that highly scandalous act of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) against our Philippine Coast Guard members, President Marcos junior immediately summoned the...

Leave Alex Eala Out of Politics

Every generation produces a Filipino athlete whose success transcends sport. Today, that athlete is Alex Eala. Her victories on the international tennis stage have inspired...