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…
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…
The first Spanish Goat kid in the Mindanao Small Ruminants Nucleus Farm (MSRNF) in Makilala, North Cotabato which weighed 3.15 kilos at birth has gained 300 grams after just two days. The big brown buck kid, the first of three kids of the Pure Spanish Goats, named “Big Boy,” has become a symbol of the…
Already each presidential and vice presidential wannabees had surfaced packaging themselves as the saviors of our benighted country. Sen. Risa Hontiveros early on had the endorsement of putschist Antonio Trillanes who peddles her as one who can prevent another Duterte from becoming president. He went all the way in declaring Davao City as the most…
LYR, that’s Larry Y. Rubinos, owner of a chain of motorcycle and appliances stores all over Mindanao, is known among cockfighting aficionados as a gamefowl breeder and owner of the biggest arena in Tagum City. But nearing 73, he has made a monumental decision to abandon gamefowl breeding and shift instead to Wagyu Breeding, a…
Let us stop pretending. Hindi ito tungkol sa “youth representation,” hindi ito tungkol sa “human rights,” at lalong hindi ito tungkol sa demokrasya. The hysterical outrage of the communist-led Makabayan bloc over the military action against Kabataan Partylist in the mountains of Mindoro only confirms what many Filipinos have long known: communism survives by deception,…
Indeed, it is a happy New Year—but only for those fortunate enough to be blessed by political affiliation. For ordinary citizens, this raises an old but uncomfortable question: What is the true role of a district representative? Is it to craft laws that genuinely uplift the lives of constituents, strengthen institutions, and protect public welfare?…
The air is rife with rumors, Pres. Bongbong Marcos has eyed former Philippine Airlines President and Chief Operating Officer, Captain Stanley Ng, to replace Tourism Secretary Cristina Frasco. As I write this piece there is no indication as yet whether Ng will accept the post given the fact that the country had become the laggard…
In Photo: The Chapel Bridge in Lucerne I cannot think of a much better to place to spend our family Christmas holidays than Switzerland! Its snowy landscapes, majestic alps, fewer crowds, festive Christmas markets and the scenic train rides make it the ideal winter destination. Our 7-day DIY Swiss tour brought us to 6 wonderful…
“Just one ray of sunshine is enough to dispel millions of shadows.” – Francis of Assissi A happy and bountiful 2026! A brand new year to be hopeful and optimistic of the prospects 2026 has in store for us. But many believe that the dark shadow of 2025 will still loom over us this new…
