“Every story needs an element of suspense-or it’s lousy.” – Sydney Pollack IT seems it is easy to commit a crime in the Marcos Jr. administration and delay the process of the criminal’s accountability or even get away with murder, so to speak. This apparently became possible because most of the
December 9, 2025
“I’m not going to apologize for my success. How I live is no secret.” — Ed Schultz IT would have looked good for his family and father if Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos faced the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) in a live stream instead of executive session which was hidden
December 6, 2025
“You have undertaken to cheat me. I won’t sue you, for the law is too slow. I’ll ruin you.” – Cornelius Vanderbilt WE wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, but it has become obvious and crystal clear the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and the Office of the
December 4, 2025
“When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death – that is heroism.” – Robert Green Ingersoll THE heroism of Rhodora Alcaraz, the Filipina domestic helper who saved a baby during a recent Hong Kong fire at Wang Fuk Court
December 3, 2025
“The lack of money is the root of all evil.”—Mark Twain SOME lawmakers, including individuals “hurt” by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque’s claim that a Filipino family can prepare a “noche buena” meal for only P500 were overacting when they “denounced” the trade secretary. “What kind
December 2, 2025
“Teach me to feel another’s woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.” – Alexander Pope IF it is true that former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has serious medical issues, have mercy on him. As a fugitive hiding in The Hague,
December 1, 2025
“When a person go to jail, what people don’t realize is you’re alive, but you’re dead to the world. People forget about you. When you go to jail, you’re a story.”—Roddy Ricch NOTHING can be worse than being tormented by the thought that before Christmas Day, someone will spend Christmas Day
November 29, 2025
“A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.” — Elizabeth I EVEN if he will be proven innocent, the political career of Iloilo’s Uswag Partylist Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr is already over. No politician—neophyte or veteran—has recovered after being linked to anomalies involving public funds. Public perception is cruel. The politicians’
November 28, 2025
“Never spend your money before you have earned it.” — Thomas Jefferson RIGHT now, if you have P5,852.75, it is equivalent to US$100. If we intend to send P2,926 to our loved ones in the Philippines, we remit $50 or $60 (the additional $10 is for wire transfer fee). Yes, the
November 27, 2025
“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.”― William Blake The Filipinos will surely reject any attempt to install a military junta in the Philippines if agitators succeed in yanking out “weak” President Marcos Jr. Even if they will be allegedly led by a civilian leader (this
November 22, 2025
“Beware of smile, for it is a double-edged sword; it cuts the helmet of tension from other head and backfires the peace to yours.” ―Vikrmn, You By You EVEN before the country’s political cretins, the conspirators and mercenaries could complete their final script to oust President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. these
November 21, 2025
