Robert B. Roque, Jr.

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. And so this is 2026… not quite the hopeful refrain of a new year unfolding, but a pause heavy with...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. I want to think young Congressman Leandro Leviste is straight as an arrow, and in the habit of putting himself...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. A few days after the unceremonious axing of Gen. Nicolas Torre III as PNP chief, Malacañang rushed in front of...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. The death of former DPWH Undersecretary Cathy Cabral has reopened a familiar wound in Philippine public life, reviving memories of the late DILG...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. It takes one to know one. And amid the degenerative state of Philippine governance, perhaps the most ironic — and...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. Since appearing in a damning video, implicating the highest names in government in what he claimed was a P100-billion web...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. With corruption scandals tightening around this administration and whispers of destabilization refusing to die, President Bongbong Marcos is at least...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. The Senate’s approval on second reading of a P6.793-trillion spending plan for 2026 should usher in a moment of resolve....

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. Public outrage is obviously still boiling over the flood-control scams and the eyebrow-raising insertions uncovered in the 2025 spending plan....

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. There are moments when government officials reveal exactly how out of touch they are — and this past week, Trade...