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OpinionA presidency with a rare chance to separate the Marcos name from corruption for good has instead coincided with the largest public-corruption scandal in the country’s post-EDSA history. An opinion on what that irony says about the moment.
OpinionHigh-profile charges are a start, but lasting reform requires fixing the procurement and verification systems that let ghost projects happen in the first place.
Fact CheckOnly 14 of 421 flood control projects flagged for review have so far been confirmed as nonexistent by the Department of Justice — not all 421, despite some public claims.
TechnologySenate investigators allege inaccurate GPS coordinates were submitted for thousands of flood control projects, undermining the geotagging system meant to verify they were actually built.
OpinionReal progress requires more than policies — it demands collective effort and transparency from every level of government.