Photo courtesy: PNA The more President Marcos declares he is against the impeachment of VP Sara Duterte the more it becomes incredible. While he says that he had been explaining why he does not want impeachment the more it becomes inconceivable that he has nothing to do with the impeachment of VP Sara. He is…
For sowing wind they are reaping a storm. This biblical metaphorical phrase finds an exact similarity with what President Marcos and House Speaker Romualdez are in a situation today. The consequences of their past actions have resulted in the repudiation from the people sending Marcos to grapple for solutions. Unexpectedly Marcos wanted to reconcile with…
By this time the decisions on who to vote for has been made. Electorates will troop to the voting precincts and the counting will start promptly thereafter. It is a point of no return. The outcome of this midterm elections will determine where our country is leading to. It is not only for the next…
We are into the final stretch of election hustings. Inboth local and national elections the candidates knew what fortune awaits them. The surveys have given each statistics which hints of probabilities. Despite what the straw polls suggests , no candidates believe he or she is losing thus the last minute stride into the finish line…
When the prevailing price of rice hovers in the vicinity of ₱45 to ₱60 per kilo and someone sells rice at ₱20 per kilo it’s either the quality had badly deteriorated or the economic advisers are prepared to lose substantial amount of money for after all it’s peoples money and not from their pockets. It’s…
We have just observed the Holy Week, a significant period when Christians commemorate the last week of Jesus Christ’s life, which led to his crucifixion and resurrection. In the Philippines, Christians like those the world over spent time for reflection, devotion, celebration and family reunion. We start with Palm Sunday. The Bible tells of Jesus entry into Jerusalem, which symbolize hope and…
Kidnap-for- ransom is on the rise and so are the other criminalities. Daily, we see in the social media urgent appeals for help to locate missing persons. Gang wars in dingy streets are back and the notorious “tanim bala” in the airports and tanim droga in the streets have come back with impunity. The Philippine…
The Commission on Audit strongly maintained its independence it just not only give the Office of the Vice President (OVP) a passing mark—it gave it a clear and straightforward certification of financial integrity. This simply means that every single centavo that passed through the OVP was accounted for, judiciously expended, and properly allocated. It also…
Some City Councilors have this sari-sari store mentality they thought having additional water utility in Davao City is a brilliant idea. The last time the City Council authorized Helpmate Inc. a water utility from Cebu, to operate in Davao City, particularly on District 2, it simply died a natural death by bankruptsy. Digging test wells…
Lost in the national consciousness following the kidnapping of former President Rodrigo Duterte is the pillage of the national treasury. The government coffers, have been hemorrhaging since the attempt to change the Constitution through peoples Initiative. That did not however prosper because of the public’s uproar but the Congress leadership learned the art of how…
