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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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Bonoan’s Footprint In Flood Control Contracts

THE MAN WHO volunteered to lead the internal probe into the massive corruption at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), is himself...

Ambivalence Meets Marcos’ Probe Body

THE NEWLY-CREATED independent commission for infrastructure (ICI) was met with mixed feelings by cyber citizens, who voiced their hope to see big fish –...

Clamor To Defend Dignity Gains Traction

WHAT IS THE worth of a nation if it cannot defend its dignity? “President Marcos is absolutely right,” Chairman emeritus Dr. Jose Antonio 'Ka Pep'...

Interpol Arrest Sought Against British Sexists

JUSTICE WOULD REMAIN evasive against foreign nationals behind transnational crimes in the Philippines, unless the government secures the custody of the offenders to face...

Sotto’s Sound Advice

IMAGINE Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, former chief of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, advising notorious flood control project billionaire-couple– Pacifico "Curlee” and Cezarah “Sara” Discaya–...

Filipinos In America At A Crossroads

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2025, America lost Charlie Kirk in the most violent way possible: a sniper’s bullet ended his life while he was speaking...

Road Rage On The Rise

ROAD RAGE IS a significant and increasing problem in the Philippines and while currently handled under existing laws like the Revised Penal Code, lawmakers...

DPWH To Conduct Probe On ‘Railroaded’ Projects

ASIDE FROM THE ongoing investigation on the alleged anomalous flood control projects, the Department of Public Works and Highways will also be conducting a...

Who’s Telling The Truth – South Korean President Or PH Government?

“There is significant meaning in preventing the unnecessary waste of 700 billion Korean won in taxpayer money and preemptively blocking risks that could lead...

More Names, But People Wait For The Bigger Fish

AS EACH DAY unfolds with more names of corrupt players in flood control projects, people are unconvinced and await bigger fish to be exposed...

The Philippines’ ‘Little Amsterdam’

WHEN YOU HEARD of Sirao Garden for the first time, it may sound like a normal flower garden. The alluring beauty of this flower...

South Korea President Suspends Funding For PH Project

“I have ordered an immediate halt to the procedures for the  project,” South Korea President Lee Jae-myung said as quoted by The Chosun Daily. IN WHAT CAN be called...