Senator Mark Villar has filed a bill that would require drone monitoring of all government construction projects before any payment can be released, introducing a high-tech safeguard to ensure accountability in infrastructure spending. Read more »
In his privilege speech on Monday, September 29, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero tagged Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez as the mastermind behind the entire sarswela, the “scriptwriter” orchestrating diversions to protect himself and his allies in the House of Representatives. Read more »
Under Senator Sonny Angara, the Department of Education has launched reforms focused on teacher support, higher allowances, hiring thousands of new teachers, and improving school resources. Read more »
In Bauang, La Union, residents are growing anxious as a flood protection project meant to safeguard their barangay remains unfinished — which they claim is due to a lack of funds. With heavy rains threatening every rainy season, the incomplete structure has left many feeling exposed and unsafe. Read more »
Chiz Escudero’s fall was not sudden, but it was inevitable. For months, whispers circulated in the corridors of the Senate: the cerebral Escudero, more technocrat than tactician, had begun to lose favor with the powers that be. Read more »
Who really benefits from ghost flood control projects? This is not just a story of corruption. It’s a story of how public works have been weaponized as pork. Read more »
