Madriaga’s missiles batter Sara
Sara’s camp charged that Madriaga was lying through his teeth, which is incredible given the cherished quotation from Sara that honesty, credibility and sincerity are not needed in politics. This reminds us of Winston Churchill’s quote about Labour politician Stafford Cripps: “He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”
OVP fritters P125M in under 24 hours, not 11 days — Ramil Madriaga
The office of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte spent the P125 million in confidential funds not in 11 days but in just under 24 hours, a whistleblower alleges in the ongoing hearing at the House of Representatives. Ramil Madriaga, in an affidavit he read before the House Committee in Justice, said he was ordered by […]
Economist: LPG, kerosene excise tax suspension a trick
“The burden of fuel taxes isn’t from the poor buying fuel directly, but from how so much of what they buy – especially food – has oil taxes embedded in their price,” Africa said.
DOE unbundling order a win for public’s right to know
“Dapat ilantad sa publiko ang mahahalagang datos tungkol sa gastos at tubo, lalo na kapag krisis at pambansang interes ang nakataya. Pabilisin ang paglalabas ng impormasyon, at parusahan ang hindi susunod o magsusumite ng hindi makatwirang paliwanag.”
Sara’s illegal confidential funds
Ask Sara to just write her reactions, if she can, or better still, order her consultants to write credible speeches. Letting her talk is torture as no one can make heads or tails of what she is perorating about. Talk of a female version of Trump.
Makabayan denounces Trump’s threat to block Hormuz strait
Tinio, Elago and Co pointed out that it is ordinary citizens who suffer from Trump-instigated war in the region and should not be made to absorb another wave of price surges due to the failure of the talks in Islamabad.
KALUBAY
At the corner/where hunger/stands its ground//kalubay became/a weapon/in midair–not born/of rage alone/but of a wound/of poverty that grows each dawn in streets stripped bare.
From Duterte to Marcos: Flood control mess shows government rottenness
Accepted as a state witness in ongoing investigations, Santos’ revelations cast a wider net of corruption involving private contractors, government officials and agencies across two presidential administrations.
Hindi kabayanihan kundi pagsuko’t pag-abandona ng US
“Paalala ang Abril 9 na hindi awtomatikong proteksiyon ang tinatawag na ‘alyansa’—iniwan noon ang Pilipinas sa oras ng pinakamalaking panganib, matapos gamitin bilang kolonya at baseng militar.”
Marcos gov’t’s windfall amid people’s suffering
In the five weeks since shooting started last February 28, the Philippine government is set to collect P47.6 billion in fuel taxes. Even if fulfills its promise to give public transportation drivers cash aids worth P33.77 billion, it would still benefit from a P13.85 billion windfall.