While many of us struggled due to the pandemic, only few were provided with financial assistance or ayuda. Despite the various programs at hand by the DSWD, how come Filipinos barely get the help they need? What causes the unfair distribution of the resources? Answers...
DsWD’s billions for ayuda
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Migration as a Choice, Not Necessity
Among the voting population for this year's elections, there are 1.69 million registered Overseas Voters determined to make a change for the country through their vote. CMA and R2KRN, in this paper, report the crucial issues among Filipino migrants that candidates...
DPWH & BBB: Failed projects, bad books: or why presidential bets must take pause
DPWH & Build, Build, Build: Mega Problems, Mega Gaps President Duterte relaunched the Build, Build, Build program or BBB in 2016, supposedly to usher in the "Golden Age of Philippine Infrastructure.” Nearly all those running for President in May 2022 say they will...
rough, winding road to ayuda
Sapat ba ang ayuda? While many people wait for the release of the new round of ayuda, there are many questions surrounding it. PUV drivers, tricycle drivers, and TNVS riders await their share as government agencies sort out the processes. What are these concerns, and...
COMELEC eyes ‘very strict’ rules on ayuda exemption
READ: COMELEC eyes 'very strict' rules on ayuda exemption Today is the scheduled resolution day for the COMELEC en banc on the petition to exempt LTFRB from restricting ayuda distribution. There are several considerations that puts COMELEC in a bind such as late and...
no full list, plan, comelec exemptions
Ayuda sa gitna ng halalan? Will public utility drivers, farmers and fisherfolk, and 12 million poor households get the multibillion-peso ayuda that had been promised to them? Or, will incumbents and candidates only dip into the funds to boost their campaign? Yet...
Langis at ayuda sa gitna ng halalan: vague plans may stall relief, allow abuse of public funds
Are you a commuter? Private car owner? Public utility driver or rider? The nearly weekly fuel price increases have burdened us all. The pump prices of gasoline and disel have gone up to almost PhP75 to PhP80 per liter. Some candidates have called for the suspension of...
Abuse of State Resources: the monster we must slay
During elections, incumbents and dominant political parties tend to abuse, misuse, or deny their rivals state monies, equipment, supplies, and personnel. This is unfair political competition, and not free, inclusive, and honest elections. Today, let's understand the...
Overseas Voting: Budget gap, conflict zones concerns
What will happen on April 10, 2022? Over 1.7-million registered Overseas Voters or OVs, will start casting their votes across the world. The 30-day election period for OVs is marred, however, by a huge budget gap, rising ang falling registration numbers, and war and...









