The party-list system was written into the 1987 Constitution as a corrective response to elite domination of politics. The drafters understood that fo...
Corruption investigations reported by media provide the raw material for a criminal case, but in court, prosecutors must pass the “beyond reasonable d...
Freedom of speech is easier to promote as an abstract principle than as a right to fight for in real life. Often, we do not hesitate to compromise fre...
Interestingly, we can find parallels between now and the colonial era of Andres Bonifacio. A pillaging elite oppressing the population. A corrupt gove...
According to the committee report released by the Tri-Comm of the House of Representatives, “existing laws and institutions are grossly inadequate and...
It is crystal clear now that Malacañang and Congress have been colluding to use the budget process as a cash cow. PDAF, DAP, and now, insertions. Thes...
We do not want to go to the Dark Side, but hate is an ally in the fight against corruption. Particularly, hate for dynastic politicians in Congress. A...
It is painfully obvious now that the plunder of the public coffers will continue to happen unless the major conspirators in the pork barrel cartel get...
According to veteran journalist Ellen Tordesillas of VERA Files: “If it is news, it isn’t fake. And if it’s false then, it cannot be news.” The term h...