The growing reliance on “presidential urgency” has ceased to be an exception and has quietly become a governing shortcut—one that endangers the very architecture of democratic accountability. What was once justified as a tool for crisis response is now repeatedly invoked to hurry legislation past scrutiny, compress deliberation, and neutralize the checks that separate lawful…
As the country stands at the edge of 2026, one truth weighs heavier than fireworks and forced optimism: 2025 was a year when scandal lost its shock value—and accountability quietly went missing. From the very top, power moved as if insulated from consequence. The President, the First Lady, the First Family, favored relatives and cousins,…
Former Senator Franklin Drilon pointed out a troubling and unprecedented development in the country’s budget process: a sitting President openly siding with one chamber of Congress during budget deliberations. The President’s statement favoring the restoration of the ₱45-billion cut from the DPWH budget goes beyond concern or preference. It constitutes direct intervention in a process…
Europe is home to the best and most beautiful markets in the world. That’s why I made sure that I get to visit as many Christmas Markets as I could while we’re here in Germany. So far, I have visited six. Each one offers its unique holiday warmth, charm and atmosphere. But I have to…
And here comes the indelible fact. The Trust Rating of Pres. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. plummeted to -3% amidst the magma of corruption and people’s perception of the ineptness of leadership that brought the country into the brink of a failed state. The nation is in the murk of corruption unimaginable in any point of…
There is something deeply rotten when a government quietly inflates a single assistance fund by ₱37 billion—with no national debate, no compelling justification, and no real safeguards—while demanding that the public simply trust its intentions⁉️ The bicameral conference committee’s approval of “₱63.9 BILLION” for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) under the 2026…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY — Vice President Sara Z. Duterte denied on Monday, December 22, allegations linking her to a detained individual, saying she has no personal relationship or communication with him and dismissing the claims as baseless. The vice president issued the statement following public remarks by Ramil Madriaga’s lawyer, Raymund Palad, who…
DAVAO CITY — The Davao City Council approved the supplemental budget on Tuesday, December 23, which provides gratuity pay and service recognition incentives to city government employees, following its third and final reading. The 21st City Council approved Supplemental Budget No. 3, which allocates a total of P187.324 million sourced from the city’s General Fund…
Hybrid Sorghum Seeds for grains and Silage production will be available during the 2nd Wagyu & Sorghum Forum in Roxas, Isabela Jan. 17. Over 1,000 bags of 20-kilo seeds will be transported from the cold storage facilities of Green and Grow Teknologies in General Santos City to Isabela in response to the great demand for…
The Trust Rating of Pres. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos plummeted to -3% (Negative 3 percent) in the latest Social Weather Station Survey amidst the magma of corruption involving ghost and substandard flood control projects and other anomalous transactions that hounded his administration. On the other hand, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte gained 31 percent despite the concerted…
