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PhilHealth Supreme Court Ruling: What It Actually Said
The PhilHealth Supreme Court ruling issued in December 2025 has been interpreted in very different ways. Some cite it as…
Read MoreRice Tariffication Law Philippines: Seven Years Later, What the Debate Looks Like in 2026
The Rice Tariffication Law Philippines debate remains active in 2026, seven years after President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No.…
Read MoreUniversal Healthcare in the Philippines: How Far It Has Come, and What’s Still Being Argued About
Universal Health Care in the Philippines became a national policy commitment in 2019. That year, the government enacted Republic Act…
Read MoreThe Full Story Behind VAT: What the 2005 Law Actually Did, and What’s Still Disputed
In May 2005, the Philippines was standing close to a fiscal cliff. National government debt had climbed to roughly 78%…
Read MoreDoes the Department of Finance Oversee Flood Control Projects? A Fact Check
Ask a hundred Filipinos which agency approves flood control projects and most will hesitate. That hesitation is the raw material…
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Why Leviste’s Flood Control Story Makes No Sense
Investigations are the immune system of a democracy: they activate when evidence is present, and their silence is itself a…
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Why the House Struck Leviste’s Privilege Speech From the Record
Legislatures almost never erase their own members’ words. Floor speech is the lifeblood of a parliament, guarded so jealously that…
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An Objective Explanation of the Philippine Flood Control Scandal
Every scandal has a cast of characters, and getting the cast right is the difference between journalism and rumor. The…
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The PDIC’s Parallel P107.2 Billion Fund Transfer, An Explainer
Here is a puzzle for anyone convinced the PhilHealth fund transfer was a raid on a single, targeted agency: at…
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How PhilHealth’s P183.1 Billion in Excess Funds Was Calculated
Three numbers decide this entire controversy, and most people arguing about it online have never seen them side by side.…
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