THOSE WHO LIVED THROUGH the Marcos years would probably remember how Marcos seemed to have been president forever. Elected to his first term in 1965, Ferdinand E. Marcos won a second term in 1969. He declared Martial Law three years later, effectively...

PRICE AND PROFIT. Or, price vs. profit? These are the two sides of the water equation that is at the heart of ongoing "rate rebasing" talks between the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage System (MWSS) and the two private water concessionaires serving...

EVERY YEAR, the President of the Republic must deliver his State of the Nation Address before Congress and the Filipino people. In that address, the President has always been expected to apprise the country of its current state - political, social, and...

AS THE 16TH CONGRESS prepares to review Malacanang's  budget proposal for 2014, a citizens watchdog group says civil society organizations and concerned citizens should also start polishing their magnifying lenses to carefully scrutinize government's...

THOSE WHO regularly await the President's State of the Nation Address (politicians, activists, CSOs, journalists) have a pretty good idea when the SONA takes place every year. But time and again, we hear regular citizens ask: When does the President hold...

THE PHILIPPINE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE is dominated, not by political parties driven by principles and ideologies, but by political clans driven by patronage, pork, and vested interests. This, according to Dr. Julio Teehankee of the De La Salle...

POLITICKING, collusion, and corruption among contractors, local government officials, and public works officials remain as major causes of delays in the implementation of public works projects, says Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson. In a...