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Slow but not sure?
“You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.” —Cornelius Vanderbilt WE wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, but it has become obvious and crystal clear the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and the Office of the Ombudsman, Department of Justice (DoJ), including the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), are really slow as snails. Pardon us, but aren’t they supposed to announce the indictment of thos
Dec 5


Arrest Grace Poe, Chiz Escudero, et al, not mayors who went abroad
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” ―Friedrich Nietzsche I SUPPORT the majority of the Filipinos against rascals and political lunatics who wanted but failed to topple the Marcos Jr. administration, but I disagree with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to prioritize the arrest of some local officials who left the Philippin
Nov 23


Boomerang
“Beware of smile, for it is a double-edged sword; it cuts the helmet of tension from other head and backfires the peace to yours.” ―Vikrmn, You By You EVEN before the country’s political cretins, the conspirators and mercenaries could complete their final script to oust President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. these past days their sinister plot did not only nosedive but also boomeranged. Instead of painting Mr. Marcos Jr. as the baddest guy on planet earth with outlandish
Nov 20


Destroy them before they destroy you
WE still believe Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. wanted to become president primarily to save, redeem, rehabilitate and restore the reputation of the Marcos family severely mangled after the 1986 EDSA Revolution. Marcos became the most hated family thereafter with Marcos Sr. and former First Lady Imelda Marcos respectively landing in the Guinness Book of Records for the “greatest robbery in government” and “largest shoe collection (estimated as high as 3,000).” This was painf
Nov 17


Finally, Iloilo’s Rep. Ang, 16 others in flood control hearing
WE will finally hear the other side of the coin. Of the total 318 members of the Philippine House of Representatives, only 17 have been invited to appear in the “reinvigorated” next hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee chaired by Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson. One of them is Iloilo City’s Uswag Ilonggo party-list Rep. James “Jojo” Ang, who comes from a family of contractors. Aside from Ang, a protégé of former Iloilo City mayor Geronimo “Jerry” Treñas, no
Nov 12


Jail the ‘big ones’ first, worry for the ‘big one’ next
BECAUSE of the two successive earthquakes that hit Cebu in the Visayas and Davao in Mindanao recently, Filipinos are now fearing the so-called “big one,” a projected magnitude 7.2 earthquake that could affect Metro Manila and nearby provinces as part of the West Valley Fauly's natural long-term cycle, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). And because of those deadly earthquakes, the media attention has shifted from Zaldy Co, Martin Ro
Oct 14


Telegraphing punches
THERE’S nothing wrong with reporting to the public that at least 421 of the 8,000 flood control works in the entire archipelago were...
Oct 10


A Tragic Moment in American Democracy: Condemning Violence, Confronting Ideas
The death of Charlie Kirk, regardless of one’s agreement or disagreement with his politics, is a tragedy that must be condemned in the...
Sep 14


Arinola scandal to flood control project ‘ghosts’
FILIPINOS never ran out of scandals and controversies. From golden arinola (bedpan) scandal that nearly resulted in the impeachment of...
Aug 21


Our money, their honey; flood control, our high blood control
IT is often said that “if there is no money, there is no honey”, or simply ”no money, no honey.” It essentially means that without...
Aug 15


Beyond Politics: Why The Supreme Court's Ruling on VP Sarah Duterte's Impeachment is Legally Sound and Final
The Political Lens and the Legal Divide The recent Supreme Court ruling in G.R. No. 278353, Vice President Sara Z. Duterte vs. House of...
Aug 2


The True State of The Nation: A Counter - SONA to President Ferdinand Marcis Jr.’s Fourth SONA
“Walang P20 na bigas, pero punô ang bibig ng pangako.” President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will again stand at the rostrum of...
Jul 28


Optics Over Outcome: Marcos Jr.’s White House Visit and the Illusion of Strategic Gains
When President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. arrived at the White House this July, the scene evoked memories of Cold War-era...
Jul 23


Draw means Pacquiao to continue fighting until he is 64
NOW that they have given him reason to continue chasing for that elusive WBC belt with a 115-113 , 114-114, 114-114 majority draw after...
Jul 20


Let’s leave God alone when Pacquiao collides vs Barrios
WE don’t want a repeat of what we saw 13 years ago when our sports hero, Manny Pacquiao, kissed the canvas and nearly lost his life after...
Jul 6


I look up at New York skies for ‘missiles’ and there’s none
I’M not paranoid, but while writing this article inside the McDonalds branch at Manhattan’s glitzy Chelsea district June 23 evening, I...
Jun 24


Avoiding the Siren Song of War: Why Diplomacy Must Prevail in the Israel-Iran Confrontation
The escalating military confrontation between Israel and Iran has thrust the region—and the world—onto a perilous precipice. With...
Jun 24


Audit All, Impeach None: Ending Hypocrisy in The Pursuit of Accountability
In the interest of truth, fairness, and full transparency, Congress must now walk the talk. If its investigations are truly grounded in...
Jun 17


Examining Duterte’s Petition for Transfer to a Third Country: A Legal Perspective
As legal observers follow the developments surrounding former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the International Criminal...
Jun 16


If Only the Philippine Senate Still Had Statesmen, Not Entertainers
If the Philippine Senate were still composed of men and women like Hilario Davide Jr., Rene Saguisag, Raul Roco, Raul Manglapus, Eva...
Jun 11


A City in Protest, A President in Denial: The Dangerous Optics of Trump’s Crackdown
What’s happening in our beloved Los Angeles, the City of Angels, has deeply saddened us Filipinos living on the East Coast. As of this...
Jun 11


Greed, Glory and Seats
Is it greed, arrogance, or a hunger for fame? Whatever it is, it’s turning the once-unified Filipino concert scene in America into a...
Jun 8


Why Jed Patrick Mabilog Deserves a Place Back in Public Service
Although House Speaker Martin Romualdez remains arguably one of the most disliked—if not hated—figures in Philippine politics today, we...
Jun 8


Pure greed
IF they have common sense and compassion, boxing organizers will not stage the Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) vs Mario Barrios (29-2-1,...
Jun 7
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