Ramon Ang’s world-class scam

Business columnists and uncritical business reporters – and there are about a dime a dozen of them – have been glorifying the full takeover of the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on September, gushing over the new escalators, elevators, walkalators and the clean toilets and bidets and lauding Ramon Ang for promising to spend billions to make the airport world-class. They should stop spouting crap.
Cagayan Flood Control Projects Show Familiar Patterns of Irregularities

An examination of flood control projects in Cagayan province from 2022 to 2025 has revealed suspicious trends in contract pricing and distribution, raising red flags of possible bid rigging, contract splitting, and favoritism among a small circle of contractors.
DA’s P16-billion farm-to-pocket roads

“Kung sinasabi ng DA na FMRs ang gulugod ng food security at susi sa pagbaba ng presyo ng pagkain, bakit nila hinahayaan na magpatuloy ang sistema ng korapsyon at kapabayaan?” KMP asked.
Tobacco farmers oppose pricing process exclusion

“We are calling for a Php128 per kilo floor price of Virginia tobacco without classification. The grading system keeps farmgate prices down to an average of just Php97 per kilo, while companies can buy tobacco at Php100 to Php150 when it suits them,” STOP Exploitation regional spokesperson Julie Balangue said.
Lawmakers Press DENR To Revoke British Firm’s Permit Over Violations

The DENR probe into Woggle comes as pressure builds on authorities to tighten oversight of mining firms and uphold environmental and indigenous rights protections in the province.
‘It’s not safe here anymore’: Life in a small Philippine coal town

In Villanueva, Misamis Oriental — where two coal-fired power plants dominate the skyline — residents live with health worries they’ve grown almost accustomed to. Many have accepted the trade-off, valuing the jobs and outreach programs the power companies bring. But not Baby Calion. For her, the only solution is to leave town.
The Discayas as state witnesses?

They should not be allowed to “have their cake and eat it too.”
Graft will sink the entire country

Religious groups and concerned organizations view this scandal as a stark revelation of a culture of impunity, in which greed undermines public trust and obstructs national progress.
Creative In Approach, If I May State

amusement is created, technique good/such that it adds to language brand of wit/which manifests the obvious mark of brood/of greedy who deserve infernal pit.
Tuguegarao Folk Slam DPWH Over Bids To Salvage ‘Defective’ Road

Photos of the bypass road shared on social media show thin concrete layers, sunken portions, and repeated resurfacing despite the project not being fully connected from the Department of Health (DOH) regional office in Barangay Carig to the Bagay By-Pass Road.