Senator Christopher “Bong” Go’s Malasakit Team organized a distribution activity for 50 displaced workers at Balay Panaghiusa in Asuncion, Davao del Norte on Wednesday, February 21. Acknowledging the adverse effects of the global pandemic on the livelihoods of Filipinos, especially those in need, Go has introduced Senate Bill No. (SBN) 420. This proposed legislation seeks…
In Photo: Junio Brahman bulls in the Victa Ranch of Mexico, Pampanga. Bright Prospects For Cattle Farming In 2026 As Global Production Drops By 1.5% & US Beef Prices Hit $9/Lb! Cattle Farming, whether commodity breeds like Brahman and Hybrids or the Premium Wagyu, offers the best opportunities for Filipino farmers for 2026 because of…
Pres. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. is in the dumps. Closely following the Social Weather Station (SWS) Trust rating survey done in mid-December which showed a -3% (negative 3 percent) result, is Pulse Asia yearend survey which reaffirmed the Filipinos pessimism over the President’s performance. The net Trust Rating of Marcos was even more telling at…
The growing reliance on “presidential urgency” has ceased to be an exception and has quietly become a governing shortcut—one that endangers the very architecture of democratic accountability. What was once justified as a tool for crisis response is now repeatedly invoked to hurry legislation past scrutiny, compress deliberation, and neutralize the checks that separate lawful…
As the country stands at the edge of 2026, one truth weighs heavier than fireworks and forced optimism: 2025 was a year when scandal lost its shock value—and accountability quietly went missing. From the very top, power moved as if insulated from consequence. The President, the First Lady, the First Family, favored relatives and cousins,…
Former Senator Franklin Drilon pointed out a troubling and unprecedented development in the country’s budget process: a sitting President openly siding with one chamber of Congress during budget deliberations. The President’s statement favoring the restoration of the ₱45-billion cut from the DPWH budget goes beyond concern or preference. It constitutes direct intervention in a process…
Europe is home to the best and most beautiful markets in the world. That’s why I made sure that I get to visit as many Christmas Markets as I could while we’re here in Germany. So far, I have visited six. Each one offers its unique holiday warmth, charm and atmosphere. But I have to…
And here comes the indelible fact. The Trust Rating of Pres. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. plummeted to -3% amidst the magma of corruption and people’s perception of the ineptness of leadership that brought the country into the brink of a failed state. The nation is in the murk of corruption unimaginable in any point of…
There is something deeply rotten when a government quietly inflates a single assistance fund by ₱37 billion—with no national debate, no compelling justification, and no real safeguards—while demanding that the public simply trust its intentions⁉️ The bicameral conference committee’s approval of “₱63.9 BILLION” for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) under the 2026…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY — Vice President Sara Z. Duterte denied on Monday, December 22, allegations linking her to a detained individual, saying she has no personal relationship or communication with him and dismissing the claims as baseless. The vice president issued the statement following public remarks by Ramil Madriaga’s lawyer, Raymund Palad, who…
