Editorial

Speaking through its president, Pablo Virgilio S. Cardinal David, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines called on the Filipino faithful to uphold justice amid the “flood of corruption” engulfing the nation and the body politic. In a pastoral letter, Cardinal David, who also spoke out against extrajudicial killings during …

Over the weekend, there were two contrasting developments on the economic front. First, it was announced by the Seoul-based daily newspaper Hankyoreh that South Korea would stop processing a loan totaling some 700 billion Korean won, intended for the PBBM Rural Modular Bridge Project unilaterally sought by the Philippine government. …

Here’s another reason why it’s time to break the bad habit of repeatedly postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on the whim of the BSK officials’ political patrons. The Department of the Interior and Local Government has announced an investigation of what netizens described as a three-day “junket” of …

Japan is pushing through with its official development assistance supporting over P800 billion worth of infrastructure projects in the Philippines, the Department of Finance has announced. Japan is the Philippines’ largest source of ODA. Finance officials have also denied the report about a P28.7-billion ODA loan for a Philippine project …

Republic Act No. 12254, or the E-Governance Act, institutionalizing the government’s shift to e-governance, was signed by President Marcos Jr. on Sept. 5, 2025. This marks a bold step toward modernizing the bureaucracy, fighting corruption, and delivering more transparent and efficient services to the Filipino people. The E-Governance Act, applies …

Beyond firing erring public officials and prosecuting crooks, the nation must aim for meaningful institutional reforms as the scandal over flood control projects continues to unfold. People are deeply dismayed by the continuing revelations about thievery in government agencies, it seems at all levels from top to bottom. Do people …

A job—even one that lasts only a few days—can mean the difference between food on the table or going to bed with an empty stomach for many Filipino families. In a country where poverty remains widespread, work—however temporary—offers dignity, security, and a crucial lifeline. With unemployment rate at 3.7 percent …

Here’s another reason to increase investments in human development: the Philippines has slipped further, nearly hitting bottom, in this year’s World Talent Ranking. The WTR, drawn up by the Institute for Management Development World Competitiveness Center, ranked the country 64th out of 67 economies included in the study. It was …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.—with voice cracking and eyes glistening—declared in a recent podcast a reality as old as corruption itself: “Well, no one is going to admit that they’re connected to this, right? Not anyone. So, they won’t inhibit themselves.” This declaration sent shockwaves in both the halls of power …

Testifying at the Senate, contractor couple Curlee and Sarah Vizcaya identified several congressmen along with more officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways allegedly involved in corruption related to flood control projects. Meanwhile, at the House of Representatives, sacked DPWH assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez accused Senators Jinggoy …