Coast Guard Can’t Do Constant Patrols of PH Water Due to Limited Ships Instead of granting high CFs to other government offices, it would be best to address the pressing needs of the Philippines first. The territrorial dispute between Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea is visibly far from over. Despite the 2016 … Read more
A Yes To Gov’t Housing Program Being Open To All While equity is a compassionate move, there is also something that equality brings to the table — the sense of belongingness in a nation. Undeniably, the Philippine national government always had the poorest of the poor as the main priority in most of its assistance … Read more
The DICT is investigating the Philhealth Hacking Issue Philhealth Ransomware Attack – Why do we always tend to find remedies rather than think of ways to prevent a bad thing from happening? It is quite shocking that a company, under the government’s umbrella, was infiltrated by a group of hackers trying to squeeze money out … Read more
Many People Undeniably Often Believe What Circulates Online Even without Verification Aside from the peddlers of fake news in the Philippines, there is another group that contributes to the problem on public misinformation — the believers. Fake news are rampant nowadays. I believe it became a tool for some sort of marketing of a person … Read more
A former teen member of Socorro Bayanihan Services speaks about what they were allegedly forced to do Jane, not her real name, faced the lawmakers during a Senate panel probe on Thursday regarding the allegations against Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. She is a 15-year-old former member of the “cult” based in Surigao del Norte. The group caught … Read more
The Confidential Funds Must Be Given Based on an Office Mandate’s Alignment w/ its Purpose I laud the Senate and the Congress’ move to review all the government agencies with confidential funds and allot it where it needs to be. The Confidential Funds controversy involving the Office of the Vice President (OVP) sparked a lot … Read more
China Visibly Wants To Stop PH From Entering Territories It Claimed To Be Theirs — Despite the Arbitral Ruling China is undeniably the aggressive party in the territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea, isn’t it? The territorial dispute between the Philippines and China is ongoing for decades now. The 2014 attempt to finally end … Read more
A clarification was made for the confidential funds of OVP The budget sponsor of the Office of the Vice President clarified that it spent the confidential funds for 19 days and not just for 11 days, so what good does this clarification do to the Filipino people? The Commission on Audit (COA) reported that the … Read more
China Now Drives PH Away from the Disputed Scarborough Shoal The persistent claim of China over the Scarborough Shoal now leads to the creation of barriers against the Philippines — despite the area being within the country’s 200-nautical mile EEZ. Amid the several instances when the national leaders of China and Philippines have shaken hands … Read more
Rice farmers are opposing the proposed reduced tariff on rice imports The Department of Finance (DOF) proposed to implement a reduced tariff on rice imports to address the rice “shortage” and the price hike that affects a lot of Filipinos. Currently, the country is implementing the 35 percent rice import tariff rates, both ASEAN and … Read more