Tinio asks: ‘Why are the big fishes still free?’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. failed in his promise to jail big-time corrupt personalities in the flood control mess, ACT Teachers’ Reo. Antonio Tinio said. Christmas has come and gone but the Marcos government has only managed to file charges against a few government engineers and private contractors, Tinio pointed out. “Bakit walang malaking isda sa […]
Leandro Leviste, the magician
Others are also itching to slam the mother-and-son for what they claim to be their own campaign to secure “allocable funds” for Batangas and Antique to the tune of P3-billion which ousted DPWH secretary Manuel Bonoan reportedly rejected, preferring not to fiddle with the National Expenditure Plan (NEP) approved by the plenary.
Sara’s squandermania
With COA findings that cannot be assailed, Sara’s goose is cooked and no matter how her dogs wail, they could hardly deflect, canalize or dismiss the mountains of evidence generated against her since 2022, when she strutted like a peacock in Manila to claim her piece of the political throne.
Incurable greed at MAIFIP’s heart
“We are gravely appalled by this brazen move by Congress despite the people’s clamor. The real beneficiaries are not the patients but the traditional politicians who will merely perpetuate patronage.”
Sale of PrimeWater won’t exempt the Villars from accountability
“They must be held accountable for the years of dirty water, exorbitant rates, and abysmal service that communities endured. This sale should not be a get-out-of-jail-free card.”
First things first
Sara failed to make the cut as a professional grafter, leaving behind documentary evidence, signatures and a mountain of testimony to prove that she paid cash to imaginary informants, disbursed billions of pesos for programs, activities and projects at the Department of Education that the Commission on Audit disallowed.
Bicam deadlock on DPWH budget is all about kickbacks—BAYAN
“The Lower House and Executive Department’s insistence on restoring the P54-billion cut proposed by the Senate can be summed up this way: a higher DPWH budget means higher kickbacks, or so-called SOPs, for legislators and executive officials,” BAYAN said.
Sara plunder raps: Keep your powder dry
The Filipino people should consider the filing of plunder charges against Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte Carpio and 14 of her underlings as a significant step in seeking justice and restitution, with the allegations of squandermania lodged against so serious as to warrant her detention since the criminal charges against her are not bailable.
Pork barrel persists in proposed 2026 national budget—BAYAN
“Instead of heeding widespread calls to cut or substantially reduce pork and patronage programs, the Bicam expanded funding for two of the most notorious channels of political pork: farm-to-market roads and the medical assistance program under the Department of Health,” BAYAN said.
People’s oversight vs budget abuses
The Filipino people should arrogate unto itself the duty of checking the graft-ridden budget process, which has become the source of ill-gotten wealth for politicians and bureaucrats alike.