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Restoring The Iconic Manila Post Office 

Ernesto Reyes -
TWO YEARS AND four months after a vicious fire gutted down an iconic structure at the heart of Manila, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) renewed its commitment to restore the century-old building referred to as the Manila Central Post Office. According to DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, the...

COLUMNS

What To Expect From Ombudsman Remulla

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

Self-Awareness: Your Superpower

Vivien Mangalindan -
SELF-AWARENESS SOUNDS deep and wise… but really, it’s just catching yourself thinking, ‘Yikes… that’s me!’ The Back Story Most people think they’re self-aware. “I know who...

Complacency Hits National Gov’t

Rose de la Cruz -
THE PERVASIVE CORRUPTION that took place in the Department of Public Works and Highways on the multi-billion flood control projects, and those for roads...

Bacteria Made Me Do It 

Gwenn Canlas -
YOU THINK YOUR brain’s in charge? Cute. Like really adorable. In reality, your stomach has been running the show since the day you popped...

Musings On A Rainy September

Erlie Lopez -
AS I WRITE, typhoon Opong alternates between fierce and gentle in Metro Manila and is forecast to be wildest south of the metropolis and...

Divided Yet Again

Raymund Narag -
THE COMMENTARIES AFTER the September 21 mobilizations are already pulling us away from the real issue: corruption. If we let them, they will sap...

Bordering On Vigilance And Terrorism

Fernan Angeles -
DAYS AFTER THE biggest protest action since the historic EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986, the government is going deep into one of the...

ICI Should Also Probe Escudero, Bersamin, Romualdez, COA 

Rose de la Cruz -
THE ATENEO SCHOOL of Governance asked the Independent Commission on Infrastructure to also investigate the huge budget cuts and diversions that took place in...

Telltale Signs of Failure

Tracy Cabrera -
I ought to have died at Waterloo.                                 — French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, after his defeat to British Field Marshall and First Duke of Wellington Arthur...
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EDITORIAL

Never Ending Saga

Luchie Aclan Arguelles -
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...

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Editorial

Never Ending Saga

Luchie Aclan Arguelles -
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...
Column

Feeling Stuck: The Hesitation Habit

Vivien Mangalindan -
DID YOU EVER feel hesitation quietly holding you back? It whispers “wait,” and suddenly nothing moves forward. Faced with uncertainty, we freeze, unsure of what...
National

Round One: ICI Wants Zaldy Co Charged

Tracy Cabrera -
THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION for Infrastructure (ICI) draws first blood, following the recommendation warranting the filing of charges against Ako Bicol partylist Congressman Zaldy Co...
National

Zaldy Co Resigns As Congressman

Rose de la Cruz -
FROM ALL INDICATIONS, Ako Bicol partylist Congressman Zaldy Co is not keen on the idea of flying back home after topping the list of...
Politics

Public Warned Vs. Weapons of Disinformation

Tracy Cabrera -
FROM RED-TAGGER to rumor-monger would be an understatement to describe a little-known minion closely identified with the previous administration. According to former presidential adviser Jose...
National

Mayors Take A Stand, Vouch Magalong’s Integrity

Tracy Cabrera -
IT’S NOT VERY often that local chief executives from various parts of the country come in droves and stand on the same ground. In a...
News

Hooligans Assailed Over Destructive Criticism

Tracy Cabrera -
CRITICISM IS A sign of a healthy democracy. However, it should never be used for sinister purposes like inducing the people to anarchy as...
News

Magalong On A Break, Goes To South Korea

Tracy Cabrera -
FOR ALL THE pressures he had in the last couple of weeks, resigned Independent Commission For Infrastructure (ICI) special adviser Benjamin Magalong has gone...
Metro

DPWH Spent P774M For A Defective Pumping Station

Fernan Angeles -
THE DEPARTMENT OF Public Works and Highways in 2017 spent a whopping P774 million to defray the cost of a pumping station in a...
News

Guteza Peers Deny Cash Drop Tale

Rose de la Cruz -
WHAT COULD HAVE been the first direct testimony linking former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez into the anomalous flood control scandal turned out otherwise...
Feature

Fleet Of Red Plates Spotted in Casino Hotel

Rose de la Cruz -
NOT EVEN THE creation of an independent commission to look into anomalous government infrastructure projects is enough to calm down a public outrage against...
National

Anomalies Slipped Undermanned CoA

Tracy Cabrera -
THE FLOOD CONTROL brouhaha would have been avoided if only the Commission on Audit had enough qualified personnel to execute the agency’s mandate —...
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