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Whether in Luneta, EDSA or the cities where protests were held, the target of popular outrage were the politicians, public officials and contractors.
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From Luneta to Mendiola, a people’s march against corruption
From Luneta to Mendiola, a people’s march against corruption
Thousands gathered at Luneta earlier today, Sept. 21, to denounce corruption and demand accountability over flood control projects mired in controversy.
Bayan, Karapatan denounce brutal arrests in Mendiola
Bayan, Karapatan denounce brutal arrests in Mendiola
Karapatan said the police’s conduct against the young protesters can be likened to the kind of disproportionate and excessive force employed by Marcos Sr. in quelling street protests during martial law.
Massive anti-corruption rally floods Luneta
Massive anti-corruption rally floods Luneta
"We are inspired by the creative activism of the youth who led their delegations from various schools and communities. We marched with flood victims, the urban poor, farmers, workers, and ordinary Filipinos who are united in condemning the entrenched corruption in the bureaucracy."
REALITY CHECK: Kabataan Rep. Renee Co is not related to Zaldy Co
REALITY CHECK: Kabataan Rep. Renee Co is not related to Zaldy Co
Kabataan party-list Rep. Renee Louise Co is not related to Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co.
SONA 2025: Anti-corruption, good governance as Marcos Jr. legacy?
SONA 2025: Anti-corruption, good governance as Marcos Jr. legacy?
The most obvious irony is that the flood control projects are his initiatives under the Build Better More infrastructure program, and that some of the public officials involved in the corruption behind the defective projects are the same ones who are applauding the President enthusiastically in the plenary hall.
Marcos Jr 4th SONA falls short of bare minimum, critics say
Marcos Jr 4th SONA falls short of bare minimum, critics say
Inside Batasan, Marcos Jr. identified accomplishments in infrastructure, health care, and food subsidy. But activists said that the speech was marked more by omissions than solutions.
“There was no mention of the elephant in the room—the corruption and impunity,” said Renato Reyes Jr., president of BAYAN.
LIST: Critical issues Marcos Jr. did not address in his SONA
LIST: Critical issues Marcos Jr. did not address in his SONA
Promises and so-called achievements filled the one hour and eleven minutes speech of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, Monday. What are the critical issues did he miss to address?
Calls to impeach Sara Duterte intensify as May polls near
Calls to impeach Sara Duterte intensify as May polls near
“They have no moral ascendancy. It is urgent for us to call on Congress, the Senate, and Marcos Jr to act now. Let us push for the impeachment of Sara so that we would have justice. If the impeachment would not push through, this means that Marcos Jr is complacent amid the corruption in our country.”
‘Resisting Tyranny’ | Anomalies, criminal neglect mar another year of COVID-19 response
‘Resisting Tyranny’ | Anomalies, criminal neglect mar another year of COVID-19 response
For Joshua San Pedro, co-convenor of the Coalition for People’s Right to Health, corruption will persist until a comprehensive public health care is established and there are no more gaps in social services that may be taken advantage of and profited from.
Balik-Tanaw | Kalagan ang tali, magsalita nang malinaw
Balik-Tanaw | Kalagan ang tali, magsalita nang malinaw
Wala na tayong pera. 'Yan ang sabi ng madamot at malupit na pangulo. Kagaya ng babae at lalaking nakaranas ng pagdaloy ng kapangyarihan ng Diyos, huwag tayong pumayag na ipagkait sa atin at sa ating mga mahal sa buhay ang yaman ng ating sariling bansa.
OFWs demand scrapping of PhilHealth amid latest scandal
OFWs demand scrapping of PhilHealth amid latest scandal
"The widespread corruption in the government is the reason why OFWs are strongly against the planned mandatory PhilHealth and premium rate hike. OFWs cannot entrust the government that their hard-earned money will benefit their families and the rest of the Filipino people."
Business league: Congress of the elite
Business league: Congress of the elite
There have been instances where the party-list system had been used by the elite to further their business interests by taking advantage of national and local expenditures, as was the case in the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam.
The ignorance that kills
The ignorance that kills
Within months of his coming to power in 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte’s profanities, tirades, threats, outrageous remarks about women, human rights, heads of foreign states, and what he was actually doing, had called the attention of international media — in...
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