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Jaywalking EDSA
“Yung EDSA ’86 ba, kailan naganap?” “Hindi ko po talaga alam, sir.” The PCIJ asks young people what they know about the 1986 People Power revolution.
By Ed Lingao·February 25, 2011
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Corruption talks trigger worry, debates in AFP
IF MONEY is the root of all evil, particularly in the corruption-tainted Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), then perhaps the government might do well to deny soldiers access to…
By Ed Lingao·February 24, 2011
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Boots on the ground
NORTH COTABATO – While senators and generals in Manila were bickering over who got more millions in pabaon among outgoing chiefs of staff of the Armed Forces, Sergeant Rolly was…
By Winona Cueva·February 24, 2011
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Petty, big, routine graft a lucrative trade at AFP
EIGHT YEARS ago in 2003, the PCIJ had exposed how the soldiers themselves were arming the enemy, by selling bullets and guns at fat discounts to rebels. To make matters worse, the…
By Malou Mangahas·February 23, 2011
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A politicized military
IN A way, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Cabinet toward the end of her regime could be described as “star-studded.” Arroyo, after all, had a habit of appointing retired star-rank…
By Jaemark Tordecilla·February 23, 2011
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On EDSA’s 25th, corruption devours the Armed Forces
MORE THAN a generation ago, idealistic young members of the Philippine military had formed groups like the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) and the Young Officers Union (YOU)…
By Malou Mangahas·February 22, 2011
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A 25-year rebellion
“SHOULD I fail, then remember me with pride and understanding. Please do not disown me or my memory. I have lived a good and full life. I have seen the world and experienced its…
By Ed Lingao·February 22, 2011
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A warrior comes clean in last battle for honor
LATE evening last Feb. 4, Friday, a long-time source suddenly called. Would I be free for brunch the next day, he asked. He wanted to consult me on something important. We met the…
By Malou Mangahas·February 12, 2011
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COA quizzes Ombudsman
WITH power, function and duty, among others, to “determine the causes of inefficiency, red tape, mismanagement, fraud, and corruption in the Government and make recommendations for…
By Karol Ilagan·February 9, 2011
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4 Ombudsmen, 4 failed crusades vs corruption
FOUR anti-graft czars and 22 years since its birth on Nov. 17, 1989, the Office of the Ombudsman of the Philippines has failed to strike fear in the hearts of crooks, or summon…
By Malou Mangahas·February 9, 2011
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Sanctum sanctorum?
AS FORMER Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo tells it, he had implemented the tight security system at the Office because he had found out that some lawyers who used to work there were…
By Karol Ilagan·February 8, 2011
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Mercy high profile on media, Ombudsman stingy with data
ANIANO DESIERTO, the country’s second Ombudsman, used to be a broadcast newsman, but current chief graftbuster Merceditas N. Gutierrez has turned out to be more of a media creature…
By Karol Ilagan·February 8, 2011
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Barangay captains top crooks in jail; majority skirt slammer
WHO has been jailed for corruption in this country? In its search for answers, the Philippine Threshold Program launched a study on “Time Served for Corruption” covering 118 cases…
By Karol Ilagan·February 7, 2011
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Ombudsman goes easy on generals
WHEN IT comes to hailing to jail alleged crooks in the military and police, the Ombudsman practically accords star-rank officers a mere slap on the wrist. Only 19 generals of the…
By Malou Mangahas·February 6, 2011
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Ombudsman a failure, despite flood of funds
ALLEGATIONS OF millions of pesos given and received as send-off money to a string of Armed Forces chiefs of staff have been traded on the floor of Congress. The charges have been…
By Malou Mangahas·February 6, 2011
