The sudden resignation of Speaker Martin Romualdez, after being implicated as the key conspirator in the billions lost to flood control projects—alongside congressman-contractors and his close ally, former House Appropriation Chair Rep. Zaldy Co—raises more questions than it answers. By stepping down and endorsing Rep. Bodjie Dy, a staunch ally of presidential son Zandro Marcos,…
One week after we started to commercially sell the Baled Sorghum Silage which our small company, the Southseas Agri-Aqua Ventures Inc. (SAAVI), is producing, we are getting very positive and encouraging feedback from Cattle and Goat farmers who have tried it. A group of Dairy Goat Farmers from Magsaysay, Davao Del Sur, who purchased initially…
Photo courtesy: AP “Sworn to Protect, Yet Serving the Corrupt” It is clearly mandated under Section 3 of the Constitution that civilian authority is, at all times, supreme over the military, and that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) shall be the “protector of the people and the State”. This is not a mere…
As I write this piece, Speaker Martin Romualdez has resigned. On the eve of his departure, he had cleaned his office of everything including the door sign that declares: In the morning after, Romualdez delivered his swan song denying all allegations he is in the vortex of unprecedented corruption in the scandalous awards of tens…
What can truly weaken the Duterte political base? It’s not the Marcoses. It’s not the endless demolition jobs against the Dutertes. The real danger is a more sinister plan: propping up a few “pretend pro-Duterte” leaders who echo Duterte policies kuno, amplify anti-Marcos sentiments, and slowly build alliances with the dilawans turned kakampinks. Let’s remember…
Sen.. Christopher “Bong” Go underscored the importance of Republic Act No. 12246, which declares March 7 of every year a special working holiday in the Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte, to commemorate its foundation day. Go, one of the authors of the measure, said the law reflects the city’s vibrant local identity…
“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson I have met, encountered and worked with so many leaders in my more than 30 years in the corporate world. There were eloquent speakers, whose platform skills are superb and can really capture and hold the attention of their…
In Photo: Niño de Guzman, 38, a proud CARD SME Bank client and agripreneur from General Santos City, stands on his flourishing asparagus and corn farm. It is his living testament that hard work and perseverance can turn small dreams into reality. In Barangay San Jose, General Santos City, lives a man whose story proves…
Globe Telecom, Inc. signed a term loan facility of Php 5 billion with Bank of Commerce. The loan shall be used to partially finance the Company’s capital expenditures (capex), debt refinancing, and other general corporate requirements. Globe’s capex guidance for the full year 2025 is below US$1 billion, which reflects the Company’s continued investments to…
