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Civic duty, the Philippine state, and the Filipino psyche — notes toward a better PH.
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Philippine officials finally sat down with Meta in Singapore this week and came away with real commitments. Good. Now the fair question: why did it take this long, and who makes sure anyone follows through?
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Metro Manila's flood control master plan was approved in 2012 at ₱351.7 billion and never built. We spent ₱545.6 billion on flood control between 2022 and 2025. The money was always there.
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From 250,000 to 8 million pesos you climb five separate rate jumps. After that the ladder stops, and most real wealth was never taxed as salary anyway.
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On Independence Day: two Fil-Ams in the NBA Finals, the 'halfies' fight, and how arguing about who counts as Filipino keeps us from admitting we never built the rails to grow our own.
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CADENA is already moving through Congress. Here's what it means for you, and what comes next if we get serious about it.
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The Philippines has the projects, the capital, and the demand. What it lacks is speed, coordination, and the political will to let its own people generate power.
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The rot we've learned to step around.
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