BAYAN to Ombudsman: Don’t let Romualdez leave, but don’t be selective
“Even as we hold him one of those principally liable for the flood control scam, we demand that all those implicated in the massive and systemic corruption to be immediately prosecuted and arrested,” BAYAN said.
NEGROS: THE SOIL REMEMBERS
but words cannot bleach/the stain of grief/for every body tagged/and numbered/in reports
Lawless Sara on tenterhooks
If COA cannot be convinced by her *blatherskite and bogus ARs, false names and misappropriation of funds, then she has to answer for all her illegal actions. There is no such thing as Sara’s Law or Sara’s Logic and Sarah’s Truth.
Iron and Ashes Over Fields
Labimpitong libong bota/ng mga berdugo/ay dumadagundong/sa dating palayan…/mga ibong bakal/ay tinatakpan/ang pagmamasid/ng araw sa bukirin/mula sa himpapawid…
Lack of textbooks plagues Philippine public schools, lawmakers reveal
Tinio said the reason textbook procurement collapsed for years is that DepEd “largely turned away from using textbooks” after K-12 curriculum, shifting to modules and other learning materials—often delivered inconsistently and sometimes reduced to teacher-made PowerPoint presentations.
Pakikiisa sa welga sa panahon ng social media
Mabisa itong pangontra sa pananakot ng isang nagpakilalang abogado ng kompanya na magsasara raw ang kompanya kung magtutuloy-tuloy ang welga, gayon din sa walang-awat ng pang-uupat ng pulisya sa mga manggagawa tuwing gabi. Malas nila, pabor na pabor sa unyon ang simpatiya sa mismong West Avenue at sa social media.
Seize Sara’s ‘assets’ to restitute gov’t
COA’s assessment of Sara’s CE should have started with a simple question: Was she authorized to dispatch the funds in accordance with the OVP budget? If there were no provisions for such CE in Robredo’s final budget, then COA should throw the book at Sara, OVP chief accountant Julieta Villadelrey and former OVP security chief Col. Raymund Dante Lachica.
CA rejects civil forfeiture charge vs. Cumpio, Domequil anew
The CA also ruled that the testimony of Bustillo as a supposed insider witness should be “received with extreme caution”, and that “(u)less it is supported by independent and unbiased evidence, her narration of the events deserves scant consideration.”
Group holds coastal clean up to call attention vs. plastics, fossil fuel
“Climate change driven by fossil fuel emissions further stresses marine ecosystems, from ocean acidification to warming seas, intensifying storms, and accelerating coastal erosion,” EII-P said.
River destinations to beat the summer heat
Here are some river swimming destinations north of Manila that are being rediscovered in the Philippines as the oil price crisis rages