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As retired Chief Justice Reynato Puno warns against the unconstitutional disenfranchisement of senator-judges, the sudden surge of cases against sitting lawmakers exposes the cynical arithmetic behind the Sara Duterte impeachment trial.
The NBI arrested PGMN founder Franco Mabanta for an alleged ₱350-million extortion plot against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez — but too many questions remain unanswered. Timing, connections, and a buried exposé: who really had something to hide?
The NBI's ₱75 million entrapment money used to arrest Franco Mabanta contained only ₱50,000 in real cash — the rest were bogus bills made in Recto. Matibag calls it standard procedure. Critics call it the most important unanswered question in the entire case.
NBI Director Melvin Matibag confirmed that a viral audio of him threatening to kill a friend was real — then used the bureau's power to go after those who spread it. The head of the country's top investigative agency threatening someone's life is not a political attack. It is a question of fitness for office.
Claire Castro has repeatedly directed critics, threats, and political enemies to the NBI — the same bureau that arrested PGMN's Mabanta and testified at the Sara Duterte impeachment hearings. When the Palace's own press officer treats the NBI as her personal enforcement arm, it's time to ask who the bureau really serves.
Idineklara ni DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla na posible siyang tumakbo bilang pangulo sa 2028, ngunit may mga kondisyon — kabilang na ang endorso ni Pangulong Marcos at pahintulot ng kanyang asawa.
Meralco rates have surged consecutively in early 2026, with some consumers alleging that the cost of free electricity granted to 4Ps beneficiaries is quietly being passed on to ordinary subscribers through cross-subsidization. Authorities have yet to give a clear accounting.
On March 23, Palace spokesperson Claire Castro told the public the Philippines was facing only a "price disruption," not a crisis. Twenty-four hours later, President Marcos signed Executive Order 110 declaring a State of National Energy Emergency. No correction was issued.
The World Bank just approved an $800 million loan for the Philippines. On paper, it's a vote of confidence. In practice, with the DPWH corruption scandal still unresolved and confidential funds unaccounted for, Filipinos have every reason to ask: who really benefits?
As Filipinos reel from historic fuel price hikes triggered by the Middle East war, President Marcos stands at the podium promising protection — the same president whose administration is mired in a multi-billion-peso corruption scandal, whose own family benefited most from the budget he approved, and whose father once wrote that the boy was "too carefree and lazy" to lead. The irony is not lost on the people in the streets.
