It’s the fault of the 1987 Constitution cries the TV ad “Edsa-pwera” – a play on the Spanish term “echa fuera,” which means to throw out, that flooded the airwaves last week. The advertisements were paid for by the law firm Gana Atienza Avisado on behalf of its client, the People’s
January 20, 2024
Modern life is basically dependent on electricity. Electricity fuels modern existence and it is impossible to imagine modern social life without electricity. The four-day blackout throughout Panay and Guimaras last week demonstrated this reality. The public outrage that accompanied the power outage which occurred as the region celebrates the New Year
January 13, 2024
The Vatican dropped a bomb in the dying days of 2023. Reversing the 2021 flat-out denial of blessings to same-sex couples “because God cannot bless sin” of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican issued Fiducia Supplicans. The document, released last December 18, 2023 by the Dicastery for
January 6, 2024
A breakup year or a year of breakups best describes 2023. In the world of showbiz many prominent couples, some in relationship for more than a decade called it quits sending their fans broken hearted. The KathNiel tandem is the most prominent among these breakup couples whose separation shook the nation.
December 30, 2023
China, the big bully neighbor, recently is becoming more aggressive in the part of Philippine territory it is trying to steal. It has intensified its harassment and intimidation of Philippine supply ships to troops stationed in Ayungin Shoal. In what the international community noted as an escalation of tension in the
December 23, 2023
In this season of break-ups, Sara Duterte finally made open her break with UniTeam partner Bongbong Marcos (BBM). For the first time she publicly opposed and criticized a major policy thrust of BBM by attacking the move of the current administration to engage in peace talks with communist rebels. In what
December 16, 2023
Throughout her political life, Inday has lived in the shadow of Tatay. She molded her political persona in the image of her father. Inday tried hard to quack and walk like Tatay by mimicking his tough, hardline, and macho guise. She even attempted to outdo her father in roughness by publicly
December 9, 2023
Inday is currently trying to bite her elbow for defying Tatay. In the last quarter of 2021, a naïve Sara Duterte was tricked by the wily Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) to be Bongbong Marcos’ (BBM) vice president to spite her father. That fateful decision of Inday proved to be the undoing of
December 2, 2023
Finally, the most famous political prisoner in this part of the world was granted the right to bail. After six years, eight months and 21 days of detention she walked out of prison. This is the beginning of the vindication of Sen. Leila de Lima. In a 69-page ruling, Presiding Judge
November 25, 2023
In a span of few days, Philippine journalism lost two major pillars last week. After long suffering from a stroke, legendary journalist Conrado de Quiros passed away. Five days later, Rina Jimenez-David, another revered columnist joined him to the “Great Beyond.” This double-blow is a huge misfortune to befall Philippine media.
November 18, 2023
The bardagulan between Team Agila and Team Tigre is worsening. New skirmishes constantly pop up it is difficult to keep track of them. One thing is clear – the unraveling of the UniTeam is accelerating to a point-of-no-return. A coup or destabilization plot against the present administration is brewing within the
November 11, 2023
There is an eerie parallel with what is happening in Gaza today and what occurred in Samar 122 years ago. The historical similarity is so apparent that putting both events side by side is one way to understand the current flare-up of conflict in Palestine. On 28 September 1901, 74 soldiers
November 4, 2023
