Crooks Incorporated@PH
Pushers, enablers, players gaming the system in band
“I DID NOT invent corruption. I just walked into it.” These were the last words of General Angelo Tomas Reyes, former Armed Forces chief of staff and Defense secretary, before he shot himself to death at his mother’s grave in a...
Flood of Corruption Spreads Across the Philippines
Favored contractors, regions, cities of clans bag top money
THE PLOT THICKENS, DEEPENS, and SICKENS.That is the story of the massive corruption in flood control projects from July 2022 to May 2025, according to https://www.sumbongsapangulo.ph/ data, drilled down to granular level. The...
A circle of corruption Insertions, ghost, bad projects: Who come with clean hands?
EXPOSÉS on the flood of anomalous flood control projects have triggered massive public anger and rage against contractors, some politicians, and personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In the last...
foi practice by voters, residents: TRACKING ABUSE OF STATE RESOURCES IN THE BARANGAY
THE case of Barangay Commonwealth, with its sizable population and diverse electorate, serves as a critical example for examining and documenting the strategies employed by certain candidates and groups to sway voters — before and during campaign periods, and unto...
Barangay Commonwealth’s story: All-hands-on-deck on all issues
Barangay Commonwealth stands out as a model of community engagement, with a rich diversity of active, organized associations and groups that span various sectors, including homeowners associations, tricycle operators and drivers associations, fraternities, youth...
THE 2023 BSK ELECTIONS: post-MORTEM, STATE OF PLAY, POLS, INFLUENCERS ON PROWL
More than a year after the May 2022 National and Local Elections, Filipino voters once more headed to the polling precincts to elect a new set of barangay officials. The October 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) saw a voter turnout of 71.20...