The hodgepodge groups of varied political ideologies that have dedicated most of their time in demonizing Vice President Sara Duterte, have finally banded together and called themselves “The Opposition”. They recently met and herded in a small room by their convenor, the famed but lackluster putschist, former Sen. Antonio Trillianes. They labelled themselves as “the…
Photo Courtesy: Bongbong Marcos facebook page If deception were an art form, the present Marcos administration would be its most accomplished practitioner. This government has mastered the politics of diversion—turning scandals into spectacles, crimes into background noise, and public outrage into exhaustion. While Filipinos are drowned in a half-baked impeachment drama, the real scandals—the ones…
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go personally visited Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, January 21, to deliver assistance to families displaced by a recent fire incident occurred on January 19. During his visit, Go proceeded to the ground zero of the blaze to personally assess the extent of the damage and check on the…
* Up 12.93% collection from last year By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Treasurer’s Office reported total revenue collections of P15.15 billion in 2025, reflecting a 12.93 percent increase compared with the P13.41 billion recorded in 2024. CTO head Atty. Lawrence Bantiding said the higher collection was driven by growth across most…
In Photo: Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte takes oath as Davao City Mayor * “Rigo” ascends as Vice Mayor Davao City – Acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte officially assumed as Mayor of this city. He took his oath and sworn in as the top executive of the city Friday by virtue of the law of succession….
Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago” — Warren Buffett A new year. A new beginning. ‘Tis the time of the year when we are motivated, excited and raring to set our goals and plans for the year that has just started. As we get busy planning for our…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – In a latest bulletin from the Hague, the ICC issued a call to the public to submit additional names and information of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings relating to the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The move is an apparent indication that there is not enough evidence to…
AP Photo/Basilio Sepe The renewed call to impose the death penalty on corrupt public officials is less a sign of resolve than a measure of how deeply betrayed the Filipino people feel. House Bill No. 11211 did not arise from a functioning justice system—it emerged from the anger of a nation that has watched corruption…
PASAY CITY, Philippines — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and legal representatives for former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez separately moved to dismiss allegations raised in a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Monday, citing a total lack of documentary evidence and contradictory sworn testimonies. Senator Lacson clarified that the information currently gathered by the committee…
In a country where illness is already a sentence to poverty, the deliberate weakening of PhilHealth is nothing short of state-sponsored cruelty. While ordinary Filipinos line up in overcrowded public hospitals, beg for guarantees, borrow money for dialysis, chemotherapy, or emergency surgery, the government quietly starves the very institution meant to protect them. The numbers…
