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Why the Powerful Don't Go to Jail in the Philippines. And How to Fix It. (opens the original)
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It has been an eventful few weeks in Philippine politics and pursuing accountability. Martin Romualdez — former House Speaker and the President's own cousin — was arrested for plunder on September 7, 2026, over ₱7.44 billion in alleged flood control kickbacks. He's now in Payatas jail. At the same time, the Senate impeachment court is trying Vice President Sara Duterte over ₱612.5 million in confidential funds — a parallel test of whether the country's most powerful families can actually be held
A 'Frame-Up': The Philippines' Biggest Corruption Case Just Got Complicated (opens the original)
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Former House Speaker and the president's cousin Martin Romualdez has responded to the allegations against him - and we break it all down in this episode. A falsified affidavit. Three recanted witnesses. A claim that the whole case was scripted as a blackmail scheme. I summarize the 116-page Counter Affidavit Romualdez filed this month, responding to the corruption complaint we broke down last episode, and it goes after nearly every piece of evidence in it. On this assignment, I walk through his
Explained: Shocking, New Evidence in the Flood Control Scandal (opens the original)
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Suitcases of cash. A fake money-changer. Mansions and multi-million donations around the world. A new Supplemental Complaint-Affidavit just landed at the Philippine Office of the Ombudsman — and it adds fresh witnesses, new financial trails, and new names to the country's biggest corruption scandal. In this episode, I break down the 104-page complaint and what the filing actually alleges against former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, ex-congressman Elizaldy Co and their accomplices: a
"I'm Not President of My Family": What Marcos' SONA Really Signals (opens the original)
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Real accountability or political theatre? In this episode, we analyze President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's statements on the flood control corruption scandal in his recent State of the Nation address, including his announcement that charges will be filed against his very own cousin Martin Romualdez. We look at accountability, political motives, and the prospects for genuine reform in the Philippines. On this assignment, we unpack how much of what he said in the SONA is real accountability — and how m
A Nation Watching: The Alex Eala Effect (opens the original)
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Sports star Alex Eala just made history — beating defending champion Iga Świątek to reach the second week of Wimbledon, the deepest any Filipino has ever gone in a Grand Slam. Veteran sports journalist TJ Manotoc joins us on this episode to unpack what her rise means for the sport and the country. While Eala was eliminated by Jasmine Paolini in the round of 16, she’s now reached a career-high singles ranking of world number 28. And somewhere along the way, Eala stopped being just a promising ath
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