BREAKING NEWS – Negros Oriental Coastal Pollution Alert 🌊⚠️ Bais–Manjuyod, Negros Oriental (October 27, 2025) — A significant environmental incident has occurred along the coast of Bais and Manjuyod after the collapse of a waste-storage structure at a fuel-ethanol/distillery facility. Multiple shorelines reported dark, discoloured water and oily-type sheen today. What occurred According to photo […]
When the Thieves Write the Ledger: Why the Philippines Must Break the Status Quo The Philippine Congress has just passed its record-high ₱6.793 trillion national budget for 2026 — the largest in the nation’s history. Heralded as a “budget for prosperity,” it now moves to the Senate, the bicameral conference committee, and finally to the […]
It was more than just a sign. It was a gift — a piece of Dumaguete’s soul shaped in steel and pride — born out of love, sacrifice, and homesickness by Dumagueteños abroad who never forgot where they came from. Nearly a decade ago, the Negros Oriental Association-USA (NOA-USA) raised funds not from politics or […]
A Man Who Chose Integrity Over Power In “Unmasked: Principle Over Praise,” Gemma Minda Lacsina Iso tells the story of Jose “Petit” Anfone Baldado — a public servant who walked away from applause, but never from faith. In a political culture long shadowed by excess and cynicism, Gemma Minda Lacsina Iso’s Unmasked: Principle Over Praise […]
Marcos Appoints Justice Chief Boying Remulla as New Ombudsman, Stirring Debate Over Independence of Graft Watchdog MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed his longtime Justice Secretary, Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, as the new Ombudsman of the Philippines — a move hailed by administration allies as a reinforcement of the government’s anti-corruption agenda but […]
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 […]
ICI Slams DPWH for Destroying Flood Control Records; Warns of Near-Certain Cover-Up Without Forensic Systems News Story: Taguig City, September 22, 2025 — The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has issued a scathing condemnation of what it described as the “widespread destruction and tampering” of official documents by personnel of the Department of Public Works […]
Opinion: Beyond Words, the AFP and PNP Can Turn the Anti-Corruption Drive into Action Every Filipino is sick of speeches. Every town has seen the same ribbon-cuttings, the same promises, the same infrastructure projects that collapse in the first heavy rain. But if the anti-corruption drive in the Philippines is to mean anything, it must […]
Opinion: The Money Trail No Politician Can Escape When the government formed the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), the public shrugged. Another body, another acronym, another layer of bureaucracy to bury accountability. But the appointment of Rossana A. Fajardo, the country managing partner of SGV & Co., changes the game. For the first time, the […]
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