The fact that her MOM had to share this as a warning because we live in a world where men spike teenage girls’ drinks… and yet some comments STILL resort to victim blaming, acting like it’s somehow HER fault? Insane.
"But Naga City is pulling off something that feels almost alien in the Philippines right now. They are actually giving people the receipts. With the launch of their new People’s Budget Portal, Naga is staging a quiet revolution against traditional patronage politics."
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To be honest, when most Filipinos hear the word "budget," our minds instantly go to the worst place. We think of the massive flood control scandals, billions of pesos lost to ghost infrastructure projects, and the never-ending drama over confidential funds and hidden congressional budget insertions.
We’re so used to public money vanishing into a black box that we just assume corruption is the default setting.
But Naga City is pulling off something that feels almost alien in the Philippines right now. They are actually giving people the receipts. With the launch of their new People’s Budget Portal, Naga is staging a quiet revolution against traditional patronage politics.
Instead of hiding the city’s billions behind 500-page accounting spreadsheets designed to make your eyes glaze over, this platform lays everything bare. It translates dense government spending into eight simple, real-world goals you can actually track from your phone.
Things like building decent homes, keeping the streets walkable, and fixing actual flood-prone areas before the money even gets approved.
The real kicker, though, is that it stops politicians from playing gatekeeper with public funds. In a country where people often have to beg local officials for medical assistance or community funds, Naga’s People’s Budget Ordinance legally mandates that citizens and local groups get a direct seat at the table to decide where the money goes.
It effectively moves power out of closed-door city hall meetings and hands it straight to ordinary residents.
To top it all off, the entire digital blueprint is open-source and completely free for any other municipality in the country to copy-paste. At a time when public trust in government spending is at an all-time low, Naga is proving that transparency isn't some impossible, expensive dream. It just takes a local government with the political courage to stop hiding the numbers.
- Gerry Cacanindin
📸 Leni Robredo
The world will always remember KSH as a 🚫👶❌ protector of nothing but his own crimes. He should never be allowed to make a comeback. Keep him away from women and children permanently.‼️
LIKE ORDINARY EMPLOYEES, SHOULD OFFICIALS FACE NO PAY RULE?
A "no work, no pay" rule for high-ranking government officials who are absent without clear reason or proper leave would soon be formally proposed, as Sen. Bato Dela Rosa continues his absence from the Senate.
Sen. Erwin Tulfo said the proposed measure would cover the president, vice president, senators, congressmen, other elected officials, Cabinet secretaries and department heads.
Read: https://t.co/YqzrdmeSjI
Is paying attention to celebrities more important than students' dreams?
Bashar , a university student, launched this campaign to support his family and pay his university fees. he hasn't received his goal yet; at least his voice could have been heard.
https://t.co/MFsV9JxNMB
No matter how hard he tries, the world will remember KSH for who he truly is.
No matter how much money he pours into salvaging his image, people will never forget KSH's despicable behavior. He does not deserve a chance to return and should be kept away from society.
P3d0 gro0mer
Imagine living in Naga and Pasig City and actually experiencing good governance:
📌Mayor Vico Sotto - U.S. Department of State’s International Anticorruption Champions Award (2021)
📌FVP/Mayor Leni Robredo - Leadership and Governance Award (2023)
SARAP BA? 😭🌸
DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES.
Does anyone else notice that no matter how many folks are posting about the Epstein files, it never trends on X?
they're not wrong. i mean look...
1. fullybooked. a mass market paperback costs somewhere around 899; a trade paperback is around 1099; and a hardbound is around 2499. kahit magpadiscount periods pa sila it wont work, even. tbh, the only affordable books in there is +
@mvn_dn Yes. I’m part of this and was tasked to revisit the process for planning and budget programming. Mayor Leni wanted to open the process to be citizen-focused/centered allowing People’s Council sectoral orgs propose/recommend projects before city offices plan their next yr’s budget
I checked out Naga City’s budget website and got a serious case of FOMO 😭
What do you mean every Peso is accounted for??
Citizens can see the clearly defined goals and projects???
AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS???
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭