A welcome drive
Reports that DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon is riding along the Maharlika Highway from Quezon to Bicol, then to Samar, and onward to Mindanao deserve public commendation. If true, he should be seeing the real...
Expected massive rehabilitation
Reports that the Samar Highway—long regarded as the worst in the country—has been given the largest repair allocation for 2026 under DPWH control have sparked guarded hope and firm scrutiny. Such a massive budget...
Election, not disqualification
Political action aimed at disqualifying political adversaries through concocted charges is glaringly misguided in a democracy. This behavior substitutes adjudicated competition for intimidation and defies the very concept of an election as the appropriate...
Laden with pork
The approval and signing of the 2026 budget by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reopened a long-standing issue in fiscal administration that has yet to yield a conclusive solution. It is a case where,...
Celebrations aftermath
After celebrating Christmas and New Year, garbage usually piles up in many corners of towns and cities. This recurring mess is unacceptable and reflects both weak discipline and a failure of local waste management....
Beyond question
The passage of the 2026 national budget by Congress and the Senate, despite questionable “unprogrammed” appropriations, is a troubling act that raises serious doubts about the integrity of the country’s budget process. Even more...