More ‘poor’ Filipinos despite increasing govt ‘ayuda’
Instead of reducing poverty, these "ayuda" programs seem to institutionalize a culture of mendicancy through a system that promotes patronage politics on all levels.
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Is AKAP worth embracing?
What tainted the project are the face and not-so-hidden intentions of Romualdez and his allies eyeing the 2025 and 2028 elections. Romualdez has become the face of AKAP, although the lump sum was lodged with the DSWD.
Can Marcos match his words with action in shaping 2025 spending plan?
The final shape of the 2025 budget will be a test of the Marcos administration's adherence to the principles of transparency and accountability and his declared policy of prudent spending. Can he pass the test?
The hypocrisy of Martin Romualdez
Contrary to Romualdez's claim, Sonny Africa says the Congress-ratified spending program "doesn't really respond to the nation's social and economic needs while, unfortunately, favoring the pork of politicians and profits of the rich."
Gainers and losers in the ratified P6.35 trillion budget for 2025
The annual budget program, which is the single most important piece of legislation Congress scrutinizes and approves every year, has become a tool in aid of reelection, cunningly touted as pro-poor.
The threats against Sara Duterte
Were the threats to her life real? What evidence does she have to prove that Romualdez wanted her killed? Until when will this drama drag on?
Keeping track of the Dutertes is a sanity survival challenge
Don't you feel discombobulated when you listen to any of the Dutertes? It's been over eight years since they became national political figures, and I can't get used to their tangled tales.
Sara Duterte’s leadership by temper tantrums
Duterte repeated her Oct. 18 statement that Marcos "does not know how to be a president." Had she asked herself if she knew how to be a vice president?
What’s ‘fair standard of justice’ for Duterte?
While Duterte demands a "fair standard of justice" for his family members and friends, he has completely ignored the constitutionally guaranteed due process and other fundamental rights for others.
The lies and plunder of Sara Duterte
With the glaring proof of anomalous transactions in both the OVP and the DepEd, the vice president should prove that the acknowledgment receipts were not bogus. She should stop the lies and justify that she judiciously spent the P612.8 million confidential funds if she wants to escape being charged with plunder.
