Possibilities

Not too long ago, Indonesia was a Southeast Asian basket case, mired in bloody internecine violence and corruption scandals in the twilight of Suharto

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Let’s keep pressure up!

We are not known as a people for our persistence in ensuring good government. No wonder our politicians laugh at us every time some civic spirited cit

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Prosecuting the pork scammers

Three things need to be done to banish the pork barrel scam: (1) identify, investigate, prosecute and penalize the scammers; (2) recover as much of th

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De-personalizing governance

It’s been almost two months now since the pork barrel scam was first reported by the Inquirer. The newsworthiness of this event has been unusually pro

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