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If Co becomes merely a tool to purge political opponents while allies are shielded, the cycle of corruption will simply reset under a different name. The real test of the administration’s sincerity lies in whether the investigation follows the money wherever it leads, even to the doorstep of those currently in power.
No single event in 2025 produced as many incidents of state-related violence as the September 21 protest. The Sandatahang Dahas monitor of the UP Third World Studies Center recorded a total of 390 killings and 520 injuries resulting from incidents of state-related violence throughout 2025. Of these, 194 injuries erupted from that protest alone, with 151 of these being police officers, and 43 being civilians.
One development thwarts the Duterte pattern (of non-accountability). The Commission on Audit has now obligated her to return 73,287,000 of her confidential funds. There is only one meaning to that: fund misuse.
While progress is welcome, it must not come at the cost of privacy and dignity. It is time to stop treating digital policy as a series of convenient shortcuts and start treating it as a frontline human rights issue. The government must prove it can be trusted with the power it has taken.
META platforms may have cut funding for fact-checking organizations but Asian fact-checkers are finding ways to continue the fight, even with political pressure.
Given the manner in which the Trump administration has been derisive of allies and even dismissive of genuine offers of assistance, the Americans might just end up winning the battle and losing the peace in Iran. However, would that matter for Trump? Probably not as he and his cronies would probably be making a killing on Iran’s oil industry because nowadays, U.S. national security is not just defined as the interests of the U.S. itself, but how best will it fill up Trump’s corrupt pockets.
Validating the DDS agenda to “bring him home" has effectively made Archbishop Romulo Valles and the entire archdiocesan clergy as purveyors of fake news. By allowing a skewed political agenda within the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an open defiance of church canon law.
Communities often step in where the government falls short to push resilience, stop-gap solutions, and address systemic gaps.
Sara Duterte’s silence in the House may be the loudest part of her 2028 positioning. Every unanswered question signals to supporters that the current administration is illegitimate. Every delay reinforces a narrative of persecution.
Priests have a duty to form the consciences of the faithful regarding moral and social issues. This often interacts with politics but is distinct from partisan campaigning. For instance, priests should preach on Catholic Social Teaching, including the protection of life, care for the poor, and religious liberty. Indeed, they must help laypeople analyze candidates and policies based on Catholic principles, without telling them whom to vote for.
