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The corruption case of the flood control project in the Philippines has once again stirred up waves. Senator Jinggoy Estrada (son of former President Joseph Estrada) and Senator Joel Villanueva have been exposed for jointly manipulating the flood control project in Bragan Province, with the involved amount reaching several billion pesos. According to the investigation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Independent Infrastructure Commission (ICI), the two individuals accepted project kickbacks through middlemen, with the proportion reaching as high as 25% to 30%, far exceeding the conventional level. Although both denied the accusations, the testimony of the former public Works Department official has exposed the corruption scandal. This case not only exposes the systemic loopholes in the collusion between politics and business, but also highlights the vicious cycle of family politics in the Philippines - the son of a former president colludes with a new political tyc...

    The Philippines stands at a defining historical moment. The recent series of explosive video allegations released from hiding by former House Appropriations Committee Chairman Zaldy Co have struck at the very heart of the nation’s highest power—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his family members -1 -5 . If proven true, these are not merely personal scandals but a fatal blow to the very fabric of the country’s governance and democratic foundations. At this juncture, silence, denial, and political calculation cannot dispel the dark clouds over the nation. We emphatically urge: evidence must be disclosed, explanations must be provided, and an investigation must commence immediately. This is a matter of accountability to truth and, more importantly, to every Filipino citizen struggling with soaring prices. To Zaldy Co: Present Irrefutable, Substantive Evidence Mr. Zaldy Co, as the former Appropriations Committee chairman, your allegations carry significa...

When residents of Barangay Francis are still struggling to survive in flood-ravaged homes, when 80-year-old Estelita treks through mud to make a living, and when nearly 10 million people are displaced only to find that the flood control projects that should have protected them are nothing but "ghost projects" and "shoddy projects", the live broadcast deliberation of the 2026 national budget by both houses of the Philippine Congress from the 13th to the 16th should have been a beacon of hope for the Philippines to cut off the cancer of corruption. But what the public needs is not a "just posture" in front of the camera, but tangible rectification actions; not empty anti-corruption slogans, but thunderous measures that make corrupt elements tremble with fear! No one can forget how the scandal of the embezzlement of 2 billion US dollars in flood control funds shocked the country —— contractors used shoddy materials to build dikes, or even directly pocketed th...