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Free Burial, But Not Much For The Sick?

AN OUNCE OF prevention is with all certainty better than  cure — except in cases when the cure is also prevention. In what looks more like a law that is way beyond morbid, if not totally disparaging, Malacanang boasted of a new law embarking on free funeral services for those...

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Notarized Notoriety

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.                      ...

The Day My Body Betrayed Me (and My Eyelids...

YOU EVER LOOK in the mirror and think, “Wow, I look exhausted,” except you’re not? You slept eight hours, downed two espressos, and still...

Limitless Chaos

AFTER THE REVELATION of the Discayas’ billions of profits, theacquisition of more than 30 luxury cars and P7.1 tax evasion, given their business of...

Develop, Implement An Anti-Corruption Program

THE POINT OF awakening has come. At long last, the Filipino people have seen corruption not as an abstract evil, not as a distant...

Ecological Conversion Called Anew

IN THE OPENING of the “Raising Hope for Climate Justice”international conference in Rome on October 1 marking the 10thanniversary of the landmark encyclical Laudato...

Closing Resorts In Marikina Watershed Is Best

A WATERSHED LIKE that in Marikina– which not only supplies us with potable water but also shields us and our water resources from silts...

Walk Your Talk, Boying

EVEN BEFORE HE was appointed as Ombudsman, then Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla managed to make an impression on the members of the Judicial Bar...

Anger Unplugged: The Real Reason Voices Rise

YOU KNOW THAT moment when someone’s face turns red, their voice shoots up, and suddenly the air feels heavy? And there it is —...

What To Expect From Ombudsman Remulla

THE APPOINTMENT OF Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla to the Office of Ombudsman is a cause of fear for many who opposed him politically and...

EDITORIAL

Never Ending Saga

DESPITE THE CREATION of an independent commission tasked to dig deeper into the anomalous infrastructure projects, the government’s so-called advocacy against corruption has yet...

NEWS MAGAZINE

October 1 – 15, 2025 Edition

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Romualdez Out, But Still In Control?

AFTER BEING DRAGGED into the hundreds of billions worth of corruption scheme, House Speaker Martin Romualdez stepped down to avoid an angry mob...

Agri-Smuggling Made Easy Via Import Permits For Rent

THERE’S NO WAY for the government to address legitimate concerns of the Filipino farmers unless agencies in charge of agri trade put an end...

DPWH Scandal, Just ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’

NOT ONLY DID the billions worth of anomalous flood control projects angered the citizenry, but it also exposed the pervasive conflict of interest that...

Six Cities, Three Days, One Hammock

WHO IN THEIR right mind attempts six cities in three days? Apparently, eight of us did — and I, the eldest in the pack,...

Arrested Engineer Tags Sen. Legarda

AFTER BEING ARRESTED, charged and dismissed from service, Engineer Abelardo Calalo has nothing more to lose. Or so we thought. Calalo, the district engineer who...

Sarah Discaya, British By Birth

FOR THE PAST three months, the name Sarah Discaya has become a byword — from lavish lifestyle, local politics to the controversial ghost government...

Northern Samar’s Ongchuan Bats For Faster Power Sourcing 

IN A BID to speedily address the recurring electricity outages in several areas in Northern Samar, District II representative Edwin Ongchuan is urging...

Global Collaboration

IN A BID to strengthen enforcement capabilities, top officials of the Bureau of Customs — Intelligence Group Deputy Commissioner Romeo Allan Rosales and Enforcement...

Independent Commission Goes To Work

WITH HIS LEVEL of patience running low, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. finds it extremely urgent for the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to commence...

Shape Up Or Face Ouster

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, a strong phrase synonymous to the 1986 People Power Revolution, is starting to gain traction anew amid a public outrage over...

Billions Lost Over Dubious Investment

BILLIONS OF FUNDS entrusted by the working class to government state insurers may have been gone for good after incurring heavy losses in dubious...

Take Back Stolen People’s Money

IT IS ONLY proper and makes a lot of sense, that robbers and thieves, caught stealing, should be jailed and made to return the...