Bong Revilla is in jail again. This is, by now, a familiar sequence: the arrest warrant, the dramatic surrender accompanied by family, the Facebook Live protests of innocence, the supporters outside the detention facility holding candles. He arrived at Camp Crame past 10 p.m. on January 19, his wife and children beside him. It was … Read more
On February 25, 1986, somewhere between one and three million Filipinos stood on a stretch of highway in Metro Manila and, without firing a single shot, ended twenty-one years of dictatorship. Ferdinand Marcos fled to Hawaii. Corazon Aquino was sworn in. The world called it a miracle. Journalists called it a model. Political scientists gave … Read more
An investigation into the US-Philippines semiconductor partnership reveals promise, friction, and an infrastructure crisis that could doom the whole enterprise By Gerald Lacuarta for PhilReport.com The United States has chosen the Philippines as one of just seven countries to receive funding under the CHIPS Act’s International Technology Security and Innovation Fund. It’s a $500 million … Read more
The DPWH’s latest move misses the point entirely The Department of Public Works and Highways announced this week that it’s moving to blacklist up to 60 contractors involved in what Malacañang is calling “anomalous flood control and infrastructure projects.” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro revealed that the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board is already processing 16 … Read more