On his break in a factory in Dubai, Joel checked his phone. There was a video from home. Brown water swallowing houses. People screaming names. By the time he reached his sister, it was too late. His parents and two nephews were gone—trapped inside a
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If you keep calling corruption “normal,” you train yourself to accept it—and bad leaders feed on that silence and attention. In this article, Jef Menguin shares a simple playbook for what to do when you see the red flags: speak facts, starve the noise, choose one consistent civic habit, and vote like it’s personal. Apply it, then share it with your team so integrity becomes a daily practice, not a yearly rant.
When You See the Red Flags: What an Ordinary Filipino Can Actually Do Read More »
If good citizens don’t demand accountability, leaders learn one lesson: they can stay unclear and still get away with it. In this article, Jef Menguin shares five practical ways to push for answers—without drama—so facts replace fog. Apply it in one issue you care about,
Five Simple Ways Good Citizens Demand Accountability (Even Without Power or Position) Read More »
A good governance movement dies when it runs on anger and personalities—because outrage burns fast, splits people, and leaves nothing to sustain action. In this article, Jef Menguin lays out a practical path: pick one clear principle, build small circles, and make participation easy enough to repeat. Use it, share it, and watch how a few consistent citizens can quietly raise the standard in your barangay.
When citizenship becomes performative—posts, rants, and slogans—real issues stay broken and people lose hope. In this article, Jef Menguin brings good citizenship back to Filipino values and shows what they look like as concrete behaviors: shared responsibility, dignified accountability, and compassion that fixes causes. Apply one move this week and pass it on to your circle so values stop being talk and start becoming action.
Good Citizenship Is Already in Our Values—We Just Forgot to Use Them Read More »
If you can’t name the green flags of a Filipino leader, you’ll keep choosing based on charisma—and pay later through broken promises and ghost projects. In this article, Jef Menguin lays out clear, observable green flags (with examples) so you can judge leadership by patterns,
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Good governance stays rare when green flags are treated as “nice exceptions,” so permits, budgets, and projects keep slipping back into the usual mess. In this article, Jef Menguin shows how to make green flags normal at the municipality level—make good behavior visible, turn it into expectations, and bake it into process. Read it and share it with your team so you start demanding clearer standards, calmer accountability, and local wins that stick.
How to Make Green Flags the Norm—Starting in Your Municipality Read More »