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Zaldy truth bomb: Co-rruption at the very top?
November 17, 2025
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It’s too early to say how much of what Zaldy Co said in his explosive video statement is true. They are however at least plausible. However much, this implicates Marcos Jr in gross fiscal malpractice.
US imperial decline and escalation
October 24, 2025
The second Trump presidency deepens rather than resolves the crises of US imperialism, sharpening contradictions both at home and abroad.
Candoni: Gone forever?
October 16, 2025
The uplands of Candoni are now being devastated by the Hacienda Asia Plantation, Inc. (HAPI), a palm oil company of the big conglomerate DM Consunji Inc.
Corruption reveal: Time to name names in the House of Representatives
October 10, 2025
An analysis of flood control projects on the “Sumbong sa Pangulo” website indicates that anywhere from around 100 to 230 HOR lawmakers may be involved in suspicious flood control projects.
Water for the People Network Position Paper at the Senate Committee on Public Services Hearing
October 7, 2025
Millions of Filipinos are being denied the right to water due to harmful Joint Venture Agreements that have privatized our public water districts.
Another misfiring LEDAC agenda
October 3, 2025
The LEDAC list of priority bills for the 20th Congress, much like those in past administrations, are strikingly unsuited to the country’s structural ills.
Marcos is no anti-corruption hero
September 21, 2025
It doesn’t take much squinting to look beyond the theatrics and inter-parliamentary finger-pointing to see who ultimately decides about pork barrel.
The Anatomy of Corruption
September 20, 2025
The pork barrel system has become the most efficient way for politicians to gain control of public funds.