What we are witnessing today is a country deeply divided by distrust. Not merely divided by political affiliation, ideology, or personalities, but by a deeper and more troubling suspicion that almost everything we hear comes with an agenda. A government statement is doubted. An opposition claim is questioned. A court ruling is interpreted through political…
* OFWs need protection,emergency assistance Senator Christopher “Bong” Go called for sufficient funding for the Department of Migrant Workers in 2027 to sustain assistance for overseas Filipino workers, particularly those caught in emergencies and conflict areas, while pushing for additional Migrant Workers Offices abroad, continued support for the Overseas Filipino Workers Hospital, and greater access…
Vice President Sara Duterte is being attacked for being a stockholder of Gencorp, which holds several Jollibee franchises, making it appear that she owns Jollibee itself. It is legally false. Let us make it clear, and not base it on the gossip of Partylist Representative Terry Ridon. JTC Group of Companies Philippines, Inc. owns Gencorp….
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Davao City surged 49 places to rank 470th among the world’s 1,000 largest urban centers in the 2026 Oxford Economics Global Cities Index, overtaking Cebu City to secure the third-highest position nationally. According to Oxford’s assessment, the climb represents a significant improvement over the city’s 2025 standing, in which…
The first batch of Fullblood Wagyu Bulls of the Shima Line from Australia will be arriving in Mindanao 2nd week of October to serve as the core breeding materials for members of the Philippine Wagyu Association. The shipment of the first batch was facilitated by Australia-based Wagyu exponent, Arnel Corpuz, and Neo Abalos of the…
* Looks hale and happy By Ivy Tejano PASAY CITY — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared in person at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, Sept. 16, for the first time since he was kidnapped and flown by private jet to The Hague, Netherlands on March 2025. The former Chief Executive attended the…
There is something profoundly unsettling when a legal argument begins to sound less like an honest search for what the law requires and more like an exercise in finding a convenient justification for what politics demands. This becomes even more disappointing when the argument comes from someone who has spent a lifetime in the legal…
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go extended his deepest sympathies to the family of Ramil Ortiz, who lost his life in a fire incident in Pagadian City, and arranged for assistance to help his grieving loved ones during their time of bereavement. Ortiz, 51, passed away on September 12 following the fire. Reports surrounding the tragedy also…
PASAY CITY — Journalists urged on Wednesday, to carefully check companies’ claims about their environmental programs to avoid reporting greenwashing, experts said. Speaking at the Net Zero Media Academy in Pasay City, Ludwig Federigan, columnist of the Manila Times, said greenwashing occurs when companies make themselves appear more environmentally responsible than their actions or results…
As Dean of the Jose Maria College of Law, Davao City, I believe that the constitutional requirement of a two-thirds vote of all the Members of the Senate for conviction in an impeachment case must be strictly, faithfully, and solemnly observed. This is not a novel constitutional question, nor is the requirement peculiar to the…
