The affirmative votes of many congressmen for the impeachment of Vice President have drawn widespread public attention and, more importantly, deep disappointment from many of their constituents. This comes amid persistent allegations that financial incentives — disguised as district projects, “ayuda,” and other forms of government assistance — influenced the outcome of the votin Let…
Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa has quietly left the premises of the Senate. Except for the warrant of arrest purportedly issued by the International Court of Justice it looks like he is a free man. I have not heard of anymore summons, none from any court, CIDG and the National Bureau of investigation. However I…
In photo show young CEO and philanthropist Aileen Choi Go and a fruit-bearing breadfruit downloaded from the website of Pacific Community website. At 6 a.m. today, I will join a young Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a hygienic products corporation who is also an Agriculture and Food Security Advocate in establishing what could be the…
In the fields in Polomolok, South Cotabato where we planted Sorghum for grains and forage production, I noticed tall stalks which stood out towering by 3 to 4 feet over normal Sorghum. Sorghum breeders call these mutants as “Off-Types” and the recommendation is to eliminate them to maintain “purity.” But I am the type of…
A surge from 4.1% to 7.2% inflation in just a month is not a routine fluctuation—it’s a warning siren. For Filipino families, this isn’t about percentages on paper. This is about shrinking grocery bags, higher fares, and the quiet dread of not knowing if the next paycheck will still be enough. Every spike in inflation…
There is nothing to celebrate in hitting a target In Laur, Nueva Ecija which is 600 kilometers away from Tacloban City where the Tomahawk missile was launched. In fact this is fomenting anxiety given the recent armed conflict in the Middle East where modern weapons of mass destruction rained among protagonists. The Philippines is Jurassic…
Photo courtesy: Official facebook page of Inday Sara Duterte You cannot bend a Sara Duterte and neither can you diminish the trust and confidence of the more than 32-million Filipinos who put her into the office of the Vice President, the designated survivor. Her accusers that are made up of the lapdogs of Malacanang Palace…
On May 16, we will mark the historic founding of the Philippine Wagyu Association with an organizational dinner meeting at The Ritz Hotel Garden Oases in Barrio Obrero, Davao City. To make the event more meaningful, the dinner’s main fare will be Roasted Wagyu Calf coming from the Great Arch Farm in Polomolok, South Cotabato…
A young woman is dead. That fact should discipline every sentence written about Alyssa Alano. Death should not become a playground for slogans. It should not become a trophy for the state. It should not become a ready-made martyrdom script for movements that know how to turn ambiguity into political ammunition. But grief is not…
In public discourse, words matter. But increasingly, they are no longer used to clarify truth—they are used to escape it. The recent defense from the Palace spokesperson Claire Castro is a textbook example. What was initially understood by the public as a straightforward claim—that an individual had been “nahuli”—is now being walked back, dissected, and…
