In a Congress long dulled by obedience, the rise of “Congressmeow” Kiko Barzaga reveals both the fragility and faint hope of Philippine politics, showing that even within a broken machine, dissent can still make it purr with possibility.
Philippine politics unfolds like a Godfather saga where power is masked by legality, scandals echo loyalty oaths, and the true cost of corruption is borne not by the dons, but by ordinary people left drowning in broken trust.
In the flood-control scandal that now engulfs his presidency, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. faces a defining choice between family loyalty and national legacy, one that could either redeem his name or drown it in history’s recurring corruption.
Romualdez’s fall in the flood-control scandal shows how corruption drains trust, and the real test is whether this moment brings reform or just another ritual sacrifice.
The flood-control scandal is not just about kickbacks but a defining test of whether President Marcos Jr. will shield allies or seize the chance to rebuild public trust in governance.
The flood-control scandal exposes not just explosive allegations of kickbacks but the deeper crisis of a Congress investigating itself while sitting squarely among the accused.
When a public official crosses the line between personal privacy and press freedom, the real test lies not in apologies but in accountability and how institutions choose to respond.
Congressional probes on flood control projects aren’t about justice but theater—where the same hands once tainted by plunder now pound the table in outrage, and the real flood drowning Filipinos is hypocrisy, not rain.