Political dynasties perpetuate systematic corruption
“This latest expose, centered around billions in questionable and anomalous budget insertions — particularly in highly susceptible areas like flood control projects — is a stark, undeniable indictment of the entrenched system of corruption perpetuated by political dynasties in this country.”
Reds call for ‘people’s democratic government’ to replace ‘reign of thieves’
“Like all the lower rung bureaucrat capitalists, Zaldy Co could only have carried out his large-scale plunder of the people’s money since 2016, with the direct authorization from the top of Malacañang–Duterte then, Marcos now,” Valbuena said.
Do Not Mourn
Don’t mourn!/Don’t honor!//The one who died/had unredeemed/criminal guilt/against humanity!
P2-B cleanup doesn’t cut the mustard
If Malacanang sincerely believes that the hastily-announced P2-billion cleanup of Metro Manila waterways and drainage systems would reduce flooding by 60%, then it should put its money where its mouth is and seek succor from science, not the pious wishes of oligarchs and plutocrats who have been profiting from tollways and expressways.
Long trial on massacre of PH’s foremost botanist, colleagues nearing promulgation
The decade-and-a-half trial on the massacre of the country’s most famed botanist and his colleagues 15 years ago today is due for promulgation, his family announced.
Rights group raises alarm on latest harassment against poet
The Samahan ng mga Ex-Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) revealed that two suspicious persons, one of them a woman, visited de Vera ostensibly to talk to her about her “insurance.”
The Zaldy Co testimony: Where the crisis may lead us
The outcome would depend on the strength and determination of the people, on their desire to pursue genuine change, beyond the superficial, as well as the response of the forces resistant to change.
Zaldy Co’s revelations prove BBM is ‘commander-in-thief,’ progressives say
Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) said it has been further confirmed that Marcos Jr. is the single person mainly responsible for the corruption-infested national budgets.
The Life and Death of Don Isidoro Ramirez: A Descendant’s Plea for Justice
It is time to acknowledge the sacrifices of Isidoro Ramirez and the other patriots who were executed in Bangar during those tumultuous years. We believe this act of recognition not only serve as a tribute to his life and sacrifice but also as a testament to the enduring spirit of Bangar and the Filipino people.
‘Personification of impunity,’ martial law survivors remember Enrile
CARMMA said Enrile oversaw at least 3,257 documented extrajudicial killings, 35,000 cases of torture, 737 enforced disappearances, and 70,000 detentions, with 2,520 of those killed subjected to torture and mutilation as key implementer of the dictatorship.