“The truth can never be suppressed, and in the end, it will blast away the lies, including the liars.” These words appeared in this space on October 28, 2017, denouncing the injustice inflicted on Leila de Lima by President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration. Leila de Lima was Duterte’s fiercest critic.
June 29, 2024
Finally, the façade is removed; the charade is over. The gloves are off. The play-acting has ended. It must have been agonizingly hard for both sides to maintain the pretense. It’s now open war, and the long-awaited exciting part is here. The raging war was first silently waged in the digital
June 22, 2024
The Philippines is once again the largest rice importer in the world, according to a projection by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey shows 46 percent of Filipino families rated themselves poor. Peso-US dollar exchange rate is almost 59 pesos to 1 US dollar.
June 15, 2024
If there is one thing Du30 feared the most when he left the presidency, it was retribution. He committed horrific acts while in office and feared being held accountable for his high transgressions. Nothing scared Du30 more than the possibility of Leni Robredo and her supporters, known as the “pinklawans,” winning
June 8, 2024
The thief is getting more and more desperate these days. It is now shedding off any pretense of diplomacy, dropping off the niceties as it frantically clings to straws. With no moral, legal or historical legs to stand on for its bogus claim, China now plays dirty to justify its theft
June 1, 2024
“Beware of the Ides of March,” a seer warned Julius Caesar, Roman general and dictator perpetuo. Ignoring the warning, Caesar went to the Senate hall on that date. Waiting for him were 60 senators led by Brutus and Cassius who stabbed him to death. The assassination of Julius Caesar was a
May 25, 2024
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the court of last resort for the victims of Du30’s bloody and savage war against illegal drugs. The failure of Philippine justice system to investigate and give justice to the victims prompted the international community through the ICC to intervene. But ICC work is now
May 18, 2024
China is intensifying its aggression in the West Philippine Sea. A little over a month ago, it dangerously used water cannons on civilian supply boats to troops stationed at the marooned BP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. It caused serious damage to the supply boats and injured their crew. Last week,
May 11, 2024
How will Team Agila and the Dutertes respond to the “good cop, bad cop” charade of the First Couple? This was the question raised by this space last week. The response is swift and immediate. Team Agila strikes back promptly. If the vlogger interview of Liza Araneta Marcos (LAM) was fiercely
May 4, 2024
First couple is playing an amusing national charade. This is a new source of entertainment to the public but it is doubtful if the recipients of the game are tickled. The nation got a rare glimpse of the psyche and personality of the controversial wife of Bongbong Marcos (BBM), Liza Araneta
April 27, 2024
The demise of print media, particularly traditional newspapers is inevitable. This was the prognosis with the dawning of the internet and digital media in the late ’90s and early 2000s. In the same way, the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century revolutionized and transformed feudal
April 26, 2024
The return of the Marcoses to power had one objective: redemption. The twenty-year rule of Marcos senior turned the Marcoses into villains of Philippine history. The dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos senior was marked with horrific human rights violations, blatant abuse of power, and clinical robbery of national treasury. It was no
April 20, 2024
