Legislatures almost never erase their own members’ words. Floor speech is the lifeblood of a parliament, guarded so jealously that…
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An Objective Explanation of the Philippine Flood Control Scandal
Every scandal has a cast of characters, and getting the cast right is the difference between journalism and rumor. The…
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The PDIC’s Parallel P107.2 Billion Fund Transfer, An Explainer
Here is a puzzle for anyone convinced the PhilHealth fund transfer was a raid on a single, targeted agency: at…
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How PhilHealth’s P183.1 Billion in Excess Funds Was Calculated
Three numbers decide this entire controversy, and most people arguing about it online have never seen them side by side.…
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The GAA Special Provision that Triggered the PhilHealth Transfer
Every major controversy has a document at the bottom of it that almost nobody has read. In the PhilHealth fund…
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Timeline: How the PhilHealth Fund Sweep Unfolded, 2023 to 2026
Controversies are argued in slogans, but they are settled by calendars. The PhilHealth fund transfer spans two and a half…
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The PhilHealth P60 Billion Fund Transfer, Explained
Start with how the story ends, because almost nobody telling it does. PhilHealth enters 2026 with P113 billion, the largest…
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What the Expanded VAT Law Actually Taxed: Fuel, Power, and the 12% Rate Explained
Ask ten Filipinos what the 2005 Expanded VAT Law did and nine will give you the same answer: it raised…
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How the 2005 EVAT Law Pulled the Philippines Back From a Debt Crisis
Imagine a country spending money it did not have, at a pace its lenders no longer trusted. That was the…
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