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Napoles, long associated with the multibillion-peso pork barrel scam, has been sentenced again by the Sandiganbayan. She received a combined 55 years in prison for misusing ₱7.55 million in Priority ...
The country is currently grappling with the social effects of gambling, in particularly the surge of online gambling among the youth.
The drama began with a plate of ‘humba’, but the true cause of the shouting match was a bitter power struggle for control.
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Political will

And just like that, a public works district engineer is under arrest on charges of bribery, while two other DEs are on floating status.
"Public service is not a burden—it’s a privilege" A FEW weeks ago, during a late-night conversation with friends—just some ...
For the next two years, Far Eastern University's very own Dr. Reynold D. Agnes takes the lead as president of the Philippine Political Science Association.
Data analyzed by Rappler and The Nerve, a data forensics company, pinpoint factors that led to Senator Rodante Marcoleta’s surprise victory ...
WHEN Vice President Sara Duterte told overseas Filipino workers in Kuwait on Aug. 15 that Philippine education was still ...
The US defence giant’s ‘soft-power’ play with ‘hard-power’ effects is a combination China will find concerning, analysts say.
Known to be 'fiercely political,' Mike de Leon was the great mind behind films like 'Sister Stella L.,' 'Itim,' and 'Batch '81' — solidifying his status as a giant in Philippine cinema ...
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Is the Filipino worth dying for?

Tomorrow, Aug. 21, 2025, some of us will commemorate the murder or assassination of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. on the apron of the Manila International Airport on Aug. 21, 1983.
I’ve carried the urge to write about this for a very, very long time—the deep pains and frustrations I feel with current ...