By Edwin Espejo Entering into the second week of the Impeachment Trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, the prosecution has maintained that it has stayed the course of its argument – establishing as a factual matter, that the respondent uttered threatening words The week earlier, its first witness was described as an expert or competent…
Photo courtesy: CIO Every now and then garbage piles up in Davao City. Side streets smell. Residents and business establishments used to clean environment are complaining. Garbage dump trucks are parked because there’s nowhere to dump. Not long ago the Department of Environment and National Resources, a national agency, refused to allow garbage to be…
Sa pagpadayon sa impeachment trial ni VP Sara Duterte, duha ka hinungdanon nga higayon ang gipangulohan ni Senator Robin Padilla samtang gisusi ang mga testigo gikan sa NBI: Sa Testigo nga si NBI Agent John Mark Calilung gipangutana ni Sen. Padilla ang tinubdan sa ebidensya: Mga igsoon, klaro kaayo ang gipunting ni Sen. Robin Padilla:…
AVP: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1488573072635452 In 2026, DCWD strengthens its commitment beyond water supply. DCWD will soon provide Sanitation Service or the affordable and reliable septage desludging, transport, treatment, and disposal as part of the Davao City Septage Management Program (SMP). The SMP aims to address sanitation problems and prevent serious illnesses and high expenses caused by improper…
Photo courtesy: Chiz Escudero facebook page Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has filed a measure proposing to overhaul the country’s product regulatory system by transferring several functions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to other government agencies better aligned with the nature and risks of the products they oversee. In filing Senate Bill No. 2310…
“If you buy what you do not need, you steal from yourself” – Swedish Proverb Most of us have found ourselves making impulsive purchases. How often have you used (or heard) phrases like, ”I deserve this buy” or ”This is my reward for working so hard “, or “I’m buying it at a discount”, to…
Photo courtesy: LGU Jose Abad Santos [“Kung Nalampasan Nako ang Kanser, Makalampas Usab Kita Niini nga Pagsulay” – Mensahe gikan sa Lokal nga Nakaluwas sa Kanser, Nagdala sa Espirituwal nga Pagbag-o alang sa mga Biktima sa Linog] JOSE ABAD SANTOS –Nahitabo ang 7.8 na Linog sa JAS niadtong June 8, 2026 Bisan pa niana sige…
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go filed separate Senate resolutions commending Filipino athletes Alexandra “Alex” Eala, Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, and Carlos Yulo for their recent international achievements, with the senator giving particular emphasis to Eala’s historic run at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. As Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Sports, Go said the accomplishments of the…
A few days ago, I saw an article in the Manila Bulletin which featured Agriculture Advocate Myrna Velasco warning against a creeping and scary trend in Solar Power Generation where Solar Farms are installed in highly-productive Agricutural Lands. She is right in expressing serious concern about the unregulated use of prime agricultural lands for Solar…
Former Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno’s recent statement has reignited a question that deserves more than political debate—it deserves national reflection. According to Diokno, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. bears part of the responsibility for the country’s controversial flood control expenditures because he possessed the constitutional authority to exercise the line-item veto against questionable budget insertions. Whether…
