Duterte to be tried while in prison
THE PRE-TRIAL chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has junked former President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for interim release.
The ICC noted that Duterte did...
Are local governments powerless against insertions?
LOCAL governments must be ecstatic that billions of pesos have been pouring in by way of infrastructure projects.
Meantime, legislators have ignored the constitutional...
So, what if the notary was forged?
LAST week Sen. Rodante Marcoleta introduced a whistleblower at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.
Reading from a notarized affidavit, Orly Guteza accused Ako Bicol’s Rep....
Unspoken conspiracy between lawmakers and district engineers
WHAT IS becoming apparent in recent days is that local governments are generally left in the dark in the allocation of funds and implementation...
Are thinking voters giving up the fight?
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has created the Independent Commission for Infrastructure to uncover anomalous public works projects that were funded and implemented in the...
Quitting to evade lifestyle checks
THE ONGOING probe into flood control shenanigans has shaken the foundations of many institutions.
Case in point: Sen. Tito Sotto has wrested the Senate...
Richard Gomez, flood control, and doxxing
WITHOUT kickbacks would legislators be interested in the implementation of infrastructure projects?
A legislator’s principal function is precisely that – to legislate, meaning to review...
Losing the fight against corruption
BEFORE PBBM could lament corruption in his State of the Nation Address, there had already been reports of P142.7 billion in “bicam insertions” added...
Did Escudero violate the law?
SECTION 95 (c) of the Omnibus Election Code provides that no contribution for purposes of partisan political activity shall be made directly or indirectly...
Is Sara vulnerable to plunder?
BEFORE July ended, the Supreme Court came out with its decision declaring the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte unconstitutional.
In early June,...