“Kung mag-aalaga ka ng baka, tupa o kambing na walang siguradong supply ng kumpay o pagkain, para ka lang kumuha ng bato at pinukpok sa ulo mo.” Starting a Cattle, Sheep or Goat Raising Project without first establishing the source of forage, silage or feeds is a surefire formula for disaster. The latest report by…
What the nation is witnessing today is not governance—it is theater. A carefully staged political circus has been unleashed, not in pursuit of truth, but to divert public attention from what is shaping up to be one of the worst scandals in Philippine history under the current administration. Unable—or unwilling—to confront the growing evidence of…
The unprecedented corruption rooted from the scandalous ghost and substandard flood control project under the Marcos administration elicited a plethora of expose’ that involved the Office of the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee. The triumverate created a tapestry of how to ransack the government…
After about a 3-hour drive from Ramstein, we reached the medieval town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, which means “red fortress above the Tauber (river). We literally have to pass through a fortress to get into this well-preserved walled town in Germany. The town walls include gate houses and towers. The half-timbered houses and other…
In Photo: Even without modern and expensive equipment, Arnel feeds his Cattle using Carabao-drawn carts to deliver Silage to the Feeding troughs. A poor boy from Kiamba, Saranggani who worked as Janitor in a Cattle Feedlot in South Cotabato and later became Manager of a 30,000-head Wagyu Fattening Facility in Australia, is literally breathing fire…
If the small fries involved in the ghost flood control projects in Mindoro had been herded and sent to jail, should not those involved in the ₱60-billion heist of the Philippine Health Insurance and PDIC ₱107- billion Trust Funds be likewise locked up in jail? Nobody has come out with any accounting how the funds…
Executive Secretary said “common sense” guided the decision to transfer ₱60 billion in PhilHealth funds to the National Treasury. Common sense daw. But let’s be brutally honest: calling it “common sense” does not make it wise—it only exposes how outrageous and irrational the move truly was. At a time when hospitals are collapsing, premiums are…
The Supreme Court’s order directing the government to return the ₱60 billion in PhilHealth funds improperly transferred to the National Treasury should have been a resounding triumph for accountability. Instead, Malacañang’s response—that the money will be “restored” through the 2026 national budget—turns that supposed victory into a bitter insult. The funds may indeed be returned…
While Paris is popularly known for the iconic Eiffel Tower, there’s more to explore in Paris than Eiffel. Our 5-day Paris DIY adventure brought us to the other beautiful landmarks of the city… all worthy of another visit. Montmarte is Paris on a hill. Located atop a hill of the city, this historic district gives…
Just hours ago, 249 members of the House of Representatives voted to adopt the Ethics Committee’s recommendation to suspend Cavite 4th District Rep. Kiko Barzaga for 60 days—stripped of salary, stripped of allowances, and stripped, it seems, of the basic respect due to a member of Congress who dared to speak uncomfortable truths. Five lawmakers…
