A Lawmaker’s Legacy of Impunity in the Philippines

April 6, 2025 When a former mayor turned congressman claims ignorance of the laws he once enacted—or worse, indifference to them—it’s not a lapse in memory. It’s a display of impunity that erodes the foundation of governance. Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria, now a congressman representing Negros Oriental’s 2nd District, recently addressed the controversy over a ₱3.3-billion […]

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Negros Oriental’s Medical Dream: A Financial Nightmare in the Making

The recent claim, promoted by Sagarbarria Media Operation, that the expanded Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) will include a Heart Center, Lung Center, Dialysis Center, and Oncology Center—or what they falsely refer to as a “Chemo Center”—is an unrealistic and misleading promise. Given the economic realities of Negros Oriental, one of the poorest provinces in […]

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