We have witnessed the helplessness and hopelessness of the administration in responding to the challenges arising from natural calamities. One can just imagine if this administration was in the vortex of the vicious communist insurgency and when the country was grappling from the scourge of illegal drug operations and distribution which pushed the country into…
We have witnessed how the administration struggled helplessly to the point of paralysis in the face of calamity. In a stark contrast, we see on Facebook posts how the Office of Vice President, ostracized by Malacanang and the House of Representatives, quietly did what ought to be done, helped the hard-hit victims of the howler…
by Chito A. Fuentes, Guest Columnist He had written himself off so many times, but it seems like the nation has not heard the last of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The aging political superstar turned back the clock when he turned in a masterful performance before the Senate, arousing a people that had started to…
(This is the first of a Series of Articles on Innovations in Governance which I introduced from the day I won as Mayor of Mlang, Cotabato to the years I served as Agriculture Secretary and Chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority – MP) “Give man fish today and you feed him for a day. Teach…
There’s a certain satisfaction that comes from watching a snake eat its own tail. No, not a metaphor for betrayal—just biology, instinct, the slow spiral of self-destruction that can only be stopped by cutting off the head. I’ve never been a fan of euphemisms, though, so let’s say it plainly: Sara Duterte wanting to cut…
