What is Benjamin Magalong really fighting for?
Magalong is selective. At his worst, he is not a truth-seeker because of his bias for Duterte and his tendency to obstruct justice for the crimes of Duterte.
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Political theatrics
Bersamin's statement rebuking the House over a plan that had been shelved appears to be unnecessary, unless the Palace wants to send a message to Romualdez to "moderate [their] greed."
Kontratista and kongresista
Kontratista and kongresista.Their appellations rhyme. And it should. Both share a commonality – they dip their fingers into funds that do not belong to them. In the process, both enrich themselves with the perks of the ultra rich, at taxpayers’ expense. Both are thieves.
FACT CHECK: Stealing of public funds NOT a crime against humanity
Musician-turned-lawyer Jimmy Bondoc falsely claimed that stealing public funds intended for flood control is a crime against humanity and falls under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Tighter vigilance on P6.793 trillion 2026 budget
The current brouhaha over fictitious and anomalous flood-control projects necessitates closer monitoring of how Congress will play around the proposed P6.793 trillion budget for 2026.
State forces both violence perpetrators and victims in keeping peace
Monitoring by Sandatahang Dahas for the month of July showed while state forces are the consistent top perpetrator of state-related killings, they also bear the brunt of consistently having the most injuries in such incidents.
P4.98-B causeway project: Boon or bane for Romualdez’s turf?
Mayor Alfred Romualdez and the Sangguniang Panlungsod initially opposed the project, said to be an initiative of Tingog party-list led by Rep. Yedda Romualdez, the wife of his first cousin, House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Wala nang grupong gerilya sa bansa?
Besides de Lima, no figureheads have emerged, perhaps giving further credence to the AFP’s claim that they are now dealing largely with NPA “stragglers” and “remnants,” whom committed soldiers are pursuing with all their might. If Asia’s longest-running communist insurgency does end under Marcos Jr.’s watch, that victory will not come after the peaceful surrender of (dead) rebel leaders—it will be drenched in blood.
Senator-judges in the ‘Napolist’
In 2016, COA bared another list after investigating pork barrel funds allocated from 2007 to 2009 using the same modus operandi of channeling to fake NGOs. Among the legislators involved were Sen. Joel Villanueva and Rodante Marcoleta who by 2016 was representing SAGIP party list. Today, almost ten years later, Marcoleta and Villanueva have never been fully prosecuted because of the power of their influence. If they were truly guilty of plundering public money, they are scot-free when they should be behind bars.
Moving forward from a botched impeachment trial
The Ombudsman can also impose the penalty of perpetual disqualification from holding public office as a direct penalty for certain violations, like those under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, or as an accessory to other administrative penalties, such as dismissal from service, particularly for grave offenses like dishonesty.
