# corruption in the philippines (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover corruption in the philippines. Page: Feed: --- ## [Government Behind Efforts to Create Political Amnesia on the 1.7 trillion flood control project?](https://currentph.com/2026/08/21/government-behind-efforts-to-create-political-amnesia-on-the-1-7-trillion-flood-control-project/) _2026-08-21 · Richard EM Rivera · Current Ph_ ## [Acosta’s Admission Releasing 125 million pesos shows how disastrous Vice President Sara Duterte thinks about fidelity of public funds](https://currentph.com/2026/08/20/acostas-admission-releasing-125-million-pesos-shows-how-disastrous-vice-president-sara-duterte-thinks-about-fidelity-of-public-funds/) _2026-08-20 · Filobserver · Current Ph_ Was the Public Treasury a Political Piggy Bank? There are moments in an impeachment trial when the issue stops being about accounting procedures and starts becoming a question of character. The testimony of Gina Acosta, the former special disbursing officer of the Office of the Vice President, may be one of those moments. Acosta testified \[…\] ## [When the Game Ends, Let’s Stay: Konti na lang Tayo](https://currentph.com/2026/08/20/when-the-game-ends-lets-stay-konti-na-lang-tayo/) _2026-08-20 · Dr. Paul Chua · Current Ph_ As the Bosconian Basket League Above-50 gets ready to open, I find myself thinking less about who will win and more about why we’re still playing. At our age, basketball isn’t just speed, strength, and competition anymore. We still want to win — nothing wrong with that. But past 50, there’s something waiting for us \[…\] ## [When Will Energy Secretary Garin Pull the Trigger? An Observation on the Visayas Power Crisis, Accountability and the Nuclear Question](https://currentph.com/2026/08/18/when-will-energy-secretary-garin-pull-the-trigger-an-observation-on-the-visayas-power-crisis-accountability-and-the-nuclear-question/) _2026-08-18 · Richard EM Rivera · Current Ph_ The Visayas crisis has exposed something uncomfortable: we simply do not have enough dependable generating capacity when demand rises, and several plants go offline at the same time. ## [Not Justice. Just Bankruptcy: What A Week in Las Pinas and Quezon City Reveals](https://currentph.com/2026/08/18/not-justice-just-bankruptcy-what-a-week-in-las-pinas-and-quezon-city-reveals/) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Paul Chua · Current Ph_ Picture this. On one side, the entire government — investigators, prosecutors, police, and above all, public funds that never run out. On the other side, you, standing alone. One lawyer. A little savings. That is all. This is not a fair fight. And that is exactly where the danger begins. Ten men spent last Friday \[…\] ## [Beyond Concrete: What the P 7.2-trillion 2027 Budget Must Really Build](https://currentph.com/2026/08/15/beyond-concrete-what-the-p-7-2-trillion-2027-budget-must-really-build/) _2026-08-15 · CPH News Service · Current Ph_ A national budget is more than an accounting document. It is a theory of development expressed in pesos. Every appropriation makes an implicit argument about how a country moves forward. A bridge assumes that connectivity will create economic opportunity. A classroom assumes that education will improve human capability. A feeding program recognizes that a hungry \[ \] ## [2028 Elections: Why Changing Marcos or Sara Duterte Won’t Fix the Philippines](https://currentph.com/2026/08/15/2028-elections-why-changing-marcos-or-sara-duterte-wont-fix-the-philippines/) _2026-08-15 · Richard EM Rivera · Current Ph_ Both the President and the Vice President have shared their thoughts about 2028, with the President assuring us that he will support someone who will continue his so-called anti-corruption campaign. For Vice President Sara Duterte, however, it is different. She revealed that she has already asked someone to serve as her vice president. She gave \[ \] ## [The Philippine Economy Is Cooling. But Who Is Feeling the Cold?](https://currentph.com/2026/08/14/the-philippine-economy-is-cooling-but-who-is-feeling-the-cold/) _2026-08-14 · Richard EM Rivera · Current Ph_ There is a dangerous habit in Philippine economic reporting: We talk about GDP as though it were a thermometer attached to the entire country. GDP goes up, therefore Filipinos are doing better. GDP goes down, therefore we have a problem. But GDP is not what a mother sees when she opens her wallet at the \[ \] ## [Wage Order, Potholes and the Price of a Filipino Workers’ Dignity](https://currentph.com/2026/08/14/wage-order-potholes-and-the-price-of-a-filipino-workers-dignity/) _2026-08-14 · Filobserver · Current Ph_ There is something deeply disturbing about the spectacle now unfolding around the ₱85 NCR wage increase. On one side are millions of workers being told that an additional ₱85 a day is somehow too much to bear. On the other hand, there are corporations doing billions of pesos worth of government infrastructure projects. And in \[ \] ## [A delivery van was involved in a road crash along EDSA-Aurora Boulevard northbound](https://currentph.com/2026/08/13/a-delivery-van-was-involved-in-a-road-crash-along-edsa-aurora-boulevard-northbound/) _2026-08-13 · Matt Darwin · Current Ph_ A delivery van was involved in a road crash along EDSA-Aurora Boulevard northbound as of 10:47 AM on Thursday, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). One lane is currently occupied, while MMDA traffic enforcers are on site to manage traffic in the area. (Facebook/MMDA 🇵🇭 Currentph News TV — Real News. 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Lacson’s move comes after pavement damage was reported on the EDSA Busway following heavy rains, \[ \] ## [The Garbage Trail: Where Does Public Money–and the trash–go”](https://currentph.com/2026/08/13/the-garbage-trail-where-does-public-money-and-the-trash-go/) _2026-08-13 · Richard EM Rivera · Current Ph_ There is an intriguing question hiding beneath Metro Manila s recurring floods: What happens to the garbage after the garbage truck picks it up? It sounds like a simple question. It isn t. Every day, private contractors are paid to collect, haul, and dispose of thousands of tons of garbage generated by cities and municipalities. The system \[ \] ## [Is Garbage Being Dumped Into our Floodways?](https://currentph.com/2026/08/13/is-garbage-being-dumped-into-our-floodways/) _2026-08-13 · Richard EM Rivera · Current Ph_ There is something profoundly wrong when a city spends millions trying to prevent flooding while its waterways continue to fill with garbage. And nowhere is that contradiction more visible than in Parañaque. The city’s flooding problem is not merely a question of rainfall, drainage capacity or climate change. It is also a question of what \[ \] ## [The Marcos Administration Never Learns: What’s So Anomalous in Bringing Back 107.4 Billion In Flood Control Projects](https://currentph.com/2026/08/13/the-marcos-administration-never-learns-whats-so-anomalous-in-bringing-back-107-4-billion-in-flood-control-projects/) _2026-08-12 · Richard EM Rivera · Current Ph_ There are moments in government when the people deserve an explanation. And then there are moments when government itself seems to be asking the people to explain why they should still trust it. The proposed 2027 national budget may be one of those moments. After the flood-control scandal exploded into one of the biggest corruption \[ \] ## [Villa Escudero, Tradition, Beauty and the Call for Humane Innovation](https://currentph.com/2026/08/13/villa-escudero-tradition-beauty-and-the-call-for-humane-innovation/) _2026-08-12 · Prof. Rommel Banlaoi · Current Ph_ Villa Escudero has long stood as a jewel of Philippine tourism, a heritage plantation that seamlessly blends natural splendor, cultural pride, and culinary indulgence. For decades, it has offered visitors a rare immersion into the Filipino countryside, where waterfalls, forests, food, and folklore converge to create an unforgettable experience. Yet, as Villa Escudero continues to \[ \]