AFP Joins 3rd Quarter 2025 Nationwide Earthquake Drill CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) actively took part in the 3rd Quarter 2025 National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) held on September 11, 2025. The activity, spearheaded by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), was witnessed by key […]
Philippine Army Strengthens Support for Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Operations, Deepens Cooperation with AFP Northern Luzon and Western Commands FORT BONIFACIO, Taguig City — Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete reaffirmed the Army’s commitment to the Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Operations (CADO) as he underscored stronger coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ […]
Army Chief: A Healthy Soldier is the Building Block of Mission Accomplishment FORT BONIFACIO, Taguig City — Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete underscored the vital role of the Army’s medical and healthcare workers in ensuring mission success during his visit to the Army General Hospital (AGH) on September 8, 2025. Addressing […]
A System That Protects the Corrupt The cancer of corruption in government continues to thrive—not because the people are unaware, but because the system itself shields the powerful while punishing those who dare speak out. At the heart of this rot are mayors, governors, and congressmen who demand SOPs—the so-called “standard operating procedures” that are […]
Democracy for Sale: How Contractors Hijack Our Right to Vote Beyond the rot exposed in the flood control mess lies a deeper, more insidious truth: the greatest damage inflicted on our democracy is not in the poorly built dikes or the missing millions, but in the stolen integrity of our elections. These contractors are not […]
Corruption in government projects, particularly in flood control, has long drained public funds while leaving communities vulnerable to disaster. But a new tool has emerged—sumbongsapangulo.ph, the Presidential Reporting Portal—that offers citizens an unprecedented chance to fight back. And at the heart of this modern battle are not just lawyers, auditors, or whistleblowers, but drone operators, […]
Lining up corrupt officials and their families before a firing squad in Rizal Park may sound like the ultimate deterrent. The fantasy is tempting: to see the plunderers of public wealth—congressmen, governors, and their socialite wives—facing the harshest justice under the blazing sun. But this is a democracy, and one that has abolished the death […]
Headline: Why Do Contractors Get Billions While the Poor Receive Pennies? Billions of pesos flow to contractors through government projects while senior citizens and the poor receive meager pensions. Corruption keeps Filipinos in poverty. 🚨 Editorial: Why do contractors get billions in funds while the poor receive only small pensions? Corruption robs Filipinos of progress. […]
THE ANATOMY OF CORRUPTION: FLOOD CONTROL AND BEYOND Corruption in public infrastructure is not confined to the flood control projects now under scrutiny. A more pervasive practice has quietly flourished in government centers across the country—where local government units (LGUs) are plunged into multi-million, even billion-peso loans, all greased by contractors who manipulate the system […]
DOLE–NIR Office Opens in Bajumpandan, Fulfilling Remollo’s Vision DUMAGUETE CITY – The launch of the Department of Labor and Employment–Negros Island Region (DOLE–NIR) Interim Regional Office and TUPAD Center in Barangay Bajumpandan on August 9 stands as a milestone in Dumaguete’s growth — and as proof of a master plan that began years before the […]
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