January 2026.

Recto Bank, an underwater reef in the West Philippine Sea, remains an enigma. Little is publicly disclosed about it beyond its geology, oil and gas potential, and the decades-long…

In a low-income community in the Manila suburb of Fairview, a large rectangular structure is rising near a busy highway clogged with vehicles, commuters, and commerce. Few…

Ordinary Filipinos suffer the consequences of corrupt public works projects: months of displacement and a lifetime of trauma and grief. When the budget is deliberated behind closed…