Opinion/Analysis

When s**t hits the fan… (2)

August 30, 2025

“If there is a wheel, there is a way” na ang bagong kasabihan at aanihin ng mga tao ang alikabok habang patungo sa bangko ang maghahati-hati sa pera ng bayan. Naturalmente, Rolls Royce at Bentley ang kanilang sasakyan habang nagdidildil sa caviar.

When s**t hits the fan… (1)

August 28, 2025

Upang maligtas ang Senado sa pagkalunod sa kahihiyan, mismong si Mark Villar ay nararapat na humarap sa pagsisiyasat. Hindi maaaring tanggapin na ipinaubaya niya sa mga nakababang opisyales ang pagpapatupad ng 10,340 proyekto. Ano ito? Management by delegation?

Put Mark Villar on the dock

August 24, 2025

The Golden Age of PrimeWater started when Mark Villar was appointed DPWH secretary in 2016, with the company winning 22 more water districts in 2017, followed by 45 ventures in 2018, another 62 the succeeding year, 68 in 2020, 69 in 2021 and 75 in 2022, Duterte’s final year.

Villars deserve prison time, not only fines

August 23, 2025

It is now time for the SEC to order an intensive investigation into Villar Land, its affiliates and subsidiaries, as well as its many projects that have made short shrift of the agrarian reform law, contravened the idea of water districts being the under the control of local governments, with oversight by consumers.

Bicol farmers confirm flood control scams

August 23, 2025

KMB said a total of 853 flood control projects were supposedly completed in Bicol since 2022, including 273 in Albay, 252 in Camarines Sur and 125 in Sorsogon. Yet these provinces were devastated by floods as typhoons battered Bicol last year, destroying the crops and livestock of farmers.

Humba in the budget

August 22, 2025

It’s budget season once again sa Kongreso. Wala na namang kontrol ang flood ng bariles ng humba o pork barrel. Kaya, pag-usapan uli natin ang pork and other corrupted dishes.

Against a world of skeptics

August 22, 2025

Yes, that’s what agricultural biotechnology products are up against, and the fact that big corporations champion these products along with countries that dominate the food export business are the very basis of what is now slowly transforming into universal revulsion against genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), genetic engineering (GE).

Vietnam seethes vs Ph rice import freeze

August 21, 2025

With the rice import suspension, Vietnam will have little choice but to use their excess grain as livestock feed. It also indicates that the Philippines is purchasing low-quality grain that is destined to feed livestock for lack of a market.

Furious about acquittals of activists

August 19, 2025

The series of dismissals and acquittals of accused activists mirrors the NTF-ELCAC’s ignorance of the law and a strange contempt for due process.

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