CAN the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) conduct a thorough investigation of the 'cash gifts' given to local chief executives and legislators? PAGC admits that it won't be easy. Commissioner James Jacob said that they have begun gathering...

MIDWAY to the 2015 deadline of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Arroyo government reported last week that the country is well on its way to achieving its commitments, highlighted by a drastic reduction in the proportion of Filipino families ...

IN a rare assertion of its power of the purse not seen in quite a long time, the House of Representatives approved on second reading last week the proposed P1.23-trillion national budget with sizeable cuts in the country's debt service...

There are no huge markers proclaiming the 15 windmills of Bangui in Ilocos Norte. But if the locals find out that you are a tourist, you are likely to hear about "their" windmills every day. It is also difficult to miss if you're spending your holiday on...

ONE of its former chiefs practically described it as a weak institution during his recent testimony at the Senate, but the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is actually a powerful government agency — or so some of its other ex-heads...

“IS it a crime to be close to some people?” This is the argument of resigned elections chair Benjamin Abalos Sr. against the graft charges against him filed today by leftist group Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party. The case against Abalos before the...

THE Philippines is either slow or making no progress at all in nine of 21 criteria of the Millennium Development Goals on indicators involving poverty, education, health and the environment — issues that consign the poorest of the poor to more...