A geologist and resilience expert from the University of the Philippines (UP) has called for urgent reforestation and nature-based solutions to curb the country’s worsening floods. Read more »
Education Secretary Sonny Angara is pushing for a major shift in how the Department of Education (DepEd) builds classrooms, following reports that out of more than 1,000 school projects, only 22 have been completed. Read more »
Martin Romualdez's requested a hearing postponement due to a "medical procedure." This isn’t the first time a prominent politician in the Philippines has cited health or medical issues as a reason to delay or avoid accountability. Read more »
The Department of Health (DOH) has raised concerns over nearly half of the 600 super health centers funded since 2021 remaining incomplete or non-operational. Read more »
Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez insists everything is aboveboard, yet scrutiny from the Senate finance committee, led by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, has cast a shadow over the region’s infrastructure spending. Read more »
A construction company tied to the family of former Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co has emerged as one of the country’s top contractors for farm-to-market road (FMR) projects this year, raising concerns in the Senate over the pattern of project allocations in Region 5. Read more »
