A series of large-scale corruption scandals has caused a widespread uproar across the Philippines. Corruption is not a new ...
The Philippines has spent trillions on flood-control projects, yet every typhoon season, the same scenes unfold: submerged ...
On Sunday, September 21, massive protests against corruption were held in cities throughout the Philippines, crowds of tens of thousands assembling despite the rain. The protests were organized and ...
Massive protests were held on September 21 in Metro Manila and other major cities across the Philippines, denouncing large-scale corruption involving top officials in charge of the government’s ...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday he did not blame people for taking part in street protests "one bit" as anger mounts over a corruption scandal involving phony flood control projects.
Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle sees the problem of corruption in the Philippines as part of a larger global trend of poor ...
Corruption in flood-control projects has enraged many Filipinos, who protested in the capital and in other regions on Sunday.
The imagery of the “good life” often associated with privilege and dynastic wealth: designer outfits and handbags, luxury ...
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The brutal wages of corruption

THE tepid response to the Philippine government’s call for more foreign direct investments (FDI) was reflected in the dismal net FDI figure for January to June 2025: a forgettable $3.4 billion, a 23.8 ...
There’s currently public anger directed at the so-called nepo babies – people who gained social and professional prominence mainly because of their parents.
Insider sources said the retired generals met top brass to urge them to abandon the president ahead of the mass corruption protests.