The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) expresses its profound outrage over the continuing disorder, political maneuvering, and apparent efforts to undermine accountability in the Philippine Senate. The Senate was never intended to be a sanctuary for lawbreakers, a refuge from accountability, or a venue where political power can be used to frustrate the operation of justice. It is a constitutional institution entrusted with the solemn duty of making laws, e

PHILIPPINE POLITICS November 2025 saw the government corruption scandal escalating even more dramatically. These have included arrests of officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, travel bans on dozens of lawmakers and contractors, the filing of cases before the Ombudsman and Sandiganbayan (anti-graft court), and declaration by investigators that up to 1,200 individuals may face charges. State efforts at investigation expanded through unit

CenPEG Vice Chair, Prof. Roland Simbulan, spoke on the "Anatomy of the Pork Barrel Issue" before the faculty and seminarians, as well as...