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Man On A Mission: NDCP Extols Broto 

GREATNESS is not measured by sheer publicity, but by the virtues of perseverance, dedication and commitment to serve, according to the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) Alumni Association.  At the 62nd NDCP Founding Anniversary held at the One Shangrila Place in Mandaluyong City, the NDCP Alumni Association cited...

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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...

Self-Awareness: Your Superpower

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

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 

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

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

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

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 

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

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

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...

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October 1 – 15, 2025 Edition

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Biggest Chunk goes to ‘PORK’

THE 2025 General Appropriations Bill that has been approved by both chambers under the guise of Bicameral Conference Committee looks more like a direct...

Spooks & Crooks

NOTWITHSTANDING reforms infused by one administration after another, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has consistently been ranking on top of the list of government agencies...