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March 4, 2026
Crime
Roberto Turtleo

₱10.35 Million in Marijuana Plants Uprooted in Remote Sulu Operation

KALINGALAN CALUANG, Sulu — In a coordinated sweep across a remote barangay in this island municipality, government forces on Tuesday eradicated what authorities described as more than ₱10 million worth of fully grown marijuana plants, underscoring the Philippine government’s continuing campaign to suppress illegal drug cultivation in far-flung areas of Mindanao. The operation, carried out Read more about ₱10.35 Million in Marijuana Plants Uprooted in Remote Sulu Operation

November 20, 2025
Feature
Fatima Tancinco

The Most Dangerous Defense in a Democracy: “Walang Alam Ang Presidente”

The most dangerous defense anyone can offer a sitting president is this:“Walang alam ang presidente.” Yet that is the shield Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson now holds up for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as he confirms the existence of a staggering ₱100-billion insertion list and a 25 percent SOP system embedded deep in the country’s infrastructure Read more about The Most Dangerous Defense in a Democracy: “Walang Alam Ang Presidente”

September 26, 2025
Feature
Fatima Tancinco

State Auditors, Too: The Rotten Core of Institutional Failure

State Auditors, Too: The Rotten Core of Institutional Failure Corruption in the Philippines is never just about stolen billions or shoddy projects. It is about the rot that eats away at the very institutions meant to protect the public interest. The current flood-control scandal, involving overpriced contracts, ghost dikes, and politically connected contractors, is not Read more about State Auditors, Too: The Rotten Core of Institutional Failure

March 23, 2025
Feature
Alyana Pages

Gerry’s Grill Dumaguete: Sizzle, Sea Breeze, and the Ritual of the Provincial Table

On most evenings in Dumaguete, the pace of the city slows just enough to make dinner feel like an event. Tricycles idle outside Robinsons Place Dumaguete, families arrive in loose clusters after errands, and the escalator hum carries diners toward one of the mall’s most enduring anchors of Filipino comfort: Gerry’s Grill. In a city Read more about Gerry’s Grill Dumaguete: Sizzle, Sea Breeze, and the Ritual of the Provincial Table

₱10.35 Million in Marijuana Plants Uprooted in Remote Sulu Operation

The Most Dangerous Defense in a Democracy: “Walang Alam Ang Presidente”

State Auditors, Too: The Rotten Core of Institutional Failure

Gerry’s Grill Dumaguete: Sizzle, Sea Breeze, and the Ritual of the Provincial Table

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