THE PHP45-BILLION BICAM DEADLOCK
DAY 3 of the bicameral conference committee (Bicam) deliberations on the proposed 2026 national budget was cancelled due to a deadlock over the Senate’s PhP45-billion reduction in the budget of the Department of Public Works and...
RIGHT TO KNOW RIGHT NOW COALITION (R2KRN) SUBMISSION TO THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE (ICI)
As the Right to Know Right Now Coalition (R2KRN) continues to look into the controversies around flood-control projects, it has developed a set of recommendations for consideration of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure...
R2KRN dashboard to track, report who will release SALNs and won’t
The Right to Know Right Now Coalition (R2KRN) will roll out this week a live public dashboard to track and record, in real time, who among our senior public officials -- the President, Vice President, senators and congressmen, and DPWH officials -- will release their...
R2KRN Welcomes the Creation of An Independent Commission; Awaits Important Steps
The Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition (R2KRN) welcomes the issuance of Executive Order No. 94 creating an Independent Commission for Infrastructure. We recognize this as a concrete response to the public demand for...
Wanted: A True “Protector of the People” for Ombudsman Or Why the JBC and the President Must Make a Bold and Correct Choice
THE flood of anomalies in flood control projects lays bare the systemic networks of collusion among politicians, contractors, and public officials. The controversy could very well be just scratching the surface, the tip of the iceberg so to speak. Meanwhile, the...
Release all SALNs, DPWH, DTI,SEC, BIR records
The disclosure of massive corruption and wasteful spending of public funds has triggered a floodgate of questions, accusations, and confusion. Among the major questions are: Who are the big fish and real crooks? And how and why did they manage to skirt the law,...