Last month, tens of thousands of Filipinos took to the streets following a series of revelations that some of the country’s ...
The corruption crisis in the Philippines stems from a failure of leadership deeply embedded in the culture of patronage ...
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Revolutionary government

THE Filipino people are outraged. They are seething with anger at the corrupt politicians who, in collusion with government officials and contractors, have stolen billions of pesos appropriated to ...
When host Matthew Deane was announcing the finalists, he called out for Miss Paraguay, represented by Cecilia Romero. However ...
Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte has called out Akbayan Rep. Percival Cendaña for claiming that the day of ...
The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC), together with allied groups, has called for a national week of ...
In earlier surveys, nearly three-fourths of Filipinos in Pulse Asia polls identified inflation as the country’s most urgent concern. Issues like low wages and poverty followed closely, while ...
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ICI to jail the corrupt, reform budget process

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure  has two main functions – jail the corrupt and reform the government budget process to curb if not stop massive corruption.
While the Liberal Party (LP) has been seeking accountability following corruption scandals that were unearthed, the party must also admit and realize its role in shaping a ...
Over 20,000 attended the peaceful Davao Archdiocesan Penitential Walk on Oct 25. Archbp. Romulo Valles emphasized it was a ...
A new book by UNICEF and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) highlights that one in four Filipino ...
In a place known globally for its culinary culture, it is absolutely heartbreaking that Louisiana finds itself facing a ...