As a social worker at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) and President of the All UP Workers Union - Manila PGH Chapter, Karen Mae Faurillo’s participation in the White Ribbon Movement stems from her and her colleagues' experiences working in a state-owned hospital.

Karen shares that her day-to-day work in PGH has made her realize just how much of the funds that go into corruption could have been used to provide for the health sector, which must address issues of accessibility, provide medication for patients, and deliver prompt and quality services.

Karen’s frustrations with the billions spent on corruption also come from the desire to achieve accountability and justice for health workers, sharing that many of them continue to grapple with low wages, a lack of benefits, and contractual work, which makes it all the harder for them to fulfill their interest in serving the country.

“Bilang manggagawa ng gobyerno, mahalaga yung usapin ng pananagutan at dapat managot talaga yung mga kurakot. Dapat minomodelo ng mga lider kung anong klaseng mga values, pagpapahalaga ang dapat tularan ng mga ordinaryong manggagawa tulad namin. Naghahanap kami ng isang matinong gobyerno na magiging modelo sa usapin ng pananagutan, hustisya, at totoong pagsisilbi sa mamamayan,” Karen shared.

Hello @ChEngineer ! This is an excellent question, and could be a good follow-up to this story. I'll let our Justice Cluster know about your query. Thank you for messaging!

Open Letter Questions to the President:

Mr. President,

1. If you truly wanted to stop corruption in the Philippines, why didn't you certify as urgent the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill and the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, particularly the versions authored by the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago?

You could have certified these bills as urgent on your FIRST DAY as President.

2. Why didn't you make the signing of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) conditional on the passage of the FOI Bill and the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill?

3. If you had already discovered anomalies in flood control projects, why didn't you require stricter line-item accountability in the preparation of the GAA in the last quarter of 2025?

Line-item accountability means that each budget allocation in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) is assigned to a single responsible public official who is accountable for its implementation and results.

4. Why does the Philippines continue to rank poorly in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index?

Our country has consistently ranked behind several other Asian countries, including Singapore, in terms of perceived public-sector corruption.

Open Letter Questions to President Bongbong Marcos


5. Do you have the common sense and logic to understand that transparency is the simplest and most basic solution to corruption?

Do you have any plans to certify as urgent the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill and the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill in the next two years?


If not, why not?


If yes, why didn't you do so during the past four years?


6. In your 20+ years as a public official, why didn't you ask the above questions and implement these reforms afterward?


For example, why didn't you enact an FOI Ordinance or an Anti-Political Dynasty Ordinance in your own province?


And today, as President of the country, why haven't you done so?


7. According to your 2025 SALN, your appraised net worth has reached almost ₱1.457 billion.


Meanwhile, the Philippines has a school backlog that will take more than 30 years to address.


What is more important?


The numbers in your bank account and SALN, or the education of thousands of Filipinos who could have gone to school if your ₱1.457 billion had been used to build schools?


Did you ask your children whether they would rather inherit your billions in the future, or see your ₱1.457 billion used to build schools?


Source: GMA News Online. Published May 19, 2026. Marcos' appraised net worth hits ₱1.457 billion in 2025 SALN.


Manila Bulletin. Published May 26, 2025 Philippines faces a growing classroom shortage, may take 30 years to address.


8. Are you truly a public servant?


Or, like the majority of politicians in the Philippines, do you use your power and position to serve yourself?


Date published: July 5, 2026

Kapal talaga ni Genuino. Di ko alam na daughter-in-law pala nya si Camille Villar-isa pang kapal na muka. Birds of the same feather.

Hello @Mildredi11a ! We looked into your October 2025 report about an unfinished parking building being constructed by the Quezon City government in Barangay Loyola Heights. We verified your report, the building is still unfinished despite its original project duration of 330 days. We were also able to get a response from QC government about it. Here is the message to us from city engineer Dale Perral: "We changed the design of the building from [the original] 3 storey to 6 in order to accommodate more parking spaces. We decided to increase the parking spaces because of the demand of the community. We are also only allowed to work within limited hours, hence we cannot maximize resources output. Rest assured po we are doing everything to finish the project."