It has been almost three weeks since alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles handed over a written affidavit to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and despite persistent calls for her to make public the Napoles disclosures, De Lima has refused to do so, claiming that she still had to vet the allegations on the affidavit.  … Read More »

The US-based think tank Global Source warns that the Philippines faces a rough road ahead toward the 2010 presidential elections, not only because of the looming global economic crisis, but also because of fresh initiatives to amend the constitution. In a paper titled “Minefields on the Road to 2010,” Filipino economists Romeo Bernardo and Marie Christine-Tang said: “The… Read More »