Words are cheap. Angry and portentous talks could lead to costly disasters which may not give anyone the slightest chance to regret. This is best illustrated in the current controversy over the renewed and escalated word war between Pres. Bongbong Marcos’ ilks and Ambassador Jing Quan, made worse by senators and House lawmakers who think…
WEATHER is influenced largely by wind directions. Westerly, which I think is known in Tagalog as “hanging kanluran” is from the western rim of the Pacific. From way back in college, we were told that Davao Region to include Surigao provinces has Type IV climate. Meaning it has no definite rainy or hot season. Rainfall is…
Why and what makes investments, bank deposits and business transactions so controversial to the prosecution in the impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte? In the same vein, why is it of no concern to members of the prosecution the gargantuan ₱1-trillion plus in kickbacks from ghost flood control projects that are actuallly purloined from taxpayers money? Talk to…
The presence of Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte in the impeachment trial reveals the disparity of knowledge in governance between him, members of the Senate and lawyers of the prosecution. Without him and anyone in that Senate hall knowing what the prosecution did was to project the image of yet another Duterte sibling that…
There was a sudden surge of euphoria when unexpectedly former President Rodrigo Duterte appeared in the International Criminal Court smiling, composed and apparently unbowed. As we all are aware of, fPRRD was kidnapped March 11, 2025 at NAIA Terminal 3 upon his arrival from Hongkong where he talked before…
Not everything in Davao City speaks well of its slogan “Life is Here” In the cramp office of senior citizens at the ground floor of the Sangguniang Panglungsod building are throngs of aged people lining up and seated in plastic chairs in a narrow isle that leads to the public toilets. The Office of Senior Citizens Affairs…
Davao City has shared the international limelight with tennis star Alexandra Eala. The Kingdome, the world’s biggest covered arena with 75,000 seating capacity formally opened September 1 with all the grandeur and splendor beyond anyone’s imagination. Across the globe, in New York City, Alex Eala delivered one of her spectacular victories same day with a…
There must be an overdose of hallucinogens intake in the apogee of power and functionaries I am afraid we are bound to some eerie national emergency situation, assuming we are not there yet. While some parts of Metro Manila and greater part of Central Luzon are literally under water caused by unmitigated flooding, Pres. BongBong…
Some propagandists who are obviously in Malacanang payroll are asking where, in the midst of devastating floods in Metro Manila and Central Luzon, is Vice President Sara Duterte. Either they did it on their own or followed the script of President’s Spokesman Claire Castro to please their benefactor who appeared to be paralyzed watching the…
The prosecution lead counsel, Lorna Kapunan, is one of a kind. She argues her case in the Impeachment Court at the Senate Hall and in the Court of Public Opinion. In both situations she controls the situation. Consider this. When former State Auditor Roderick Wamil, the prosecution witness, was asked by Defense Lawyer, Atty. Michael…
