OVP fritters P125M in under 24 hours, not 11 days — Ramil Madriaga
April 14, 2026
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,
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Economist: LPG, kerosene excise tax suspension a trick
April 14, 2026
“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.
Sara’s illegal confidential funds
April 14, 2026
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
April 13, 2026
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.
From Duterte to Marcos: Flood control mess shows government rottenness
April 12, 2026
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.
Makabayan on Sara’s TRO bid: Desperate, grasping at straws
April 9, 2026
“The public has the right to know the truth, and public officials—especially at the highest levels—have the duty to answer for their actions,” Makabayan said, urging Duterte to submit to the constitutional process and allow herself the chance to belie the accusations.
PH sourcing majority of energy requirements from solar far from realization
April 8, 2026
Tropical Philippines may potentially source all its daily requirements from solar power, but it remains a pipe dream as production contracts approved by the government are embroiled in political patronage, controversy, corruption and predation.
Bayan on Bayanihan 3 relief proposal: ‘Stop the pretense’
April 8, 2026
“[B]oth houses of Congress should focus on alleviating the people’s suffering amid the ongoing crisis in West Asia instead of legislating band-aid measures that boost patronage,” BAYAN said.
No quick relief from fuel price increases from Iran passage deal
April 7, 2026
DOE secretary Sharon Garin announced that while the Philippines secured “a safe and preferential access” to the Strait of Hormuz, Filipinos should manage their expectations and accept the likelihood of more fuel price increases while the Middle East war rages.
From Rome to Manila, Catholics on Easter urged to pray for peace
April 6, 2026
“Let those who have weapons lay them down…Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace!” Pope Leo XIV said in his first-ever Urbi et Orbi message.
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