By Artchil B. Fernandez In just three days this week, record cases of Covid-19 infection were broken thrice. The shattering of the record of highest cases of Covid-19 in a day for three consecutive days points to a dangerous trend of the pandemic rampaging in the country now on its second year. The country was
September 4, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez Aside from Covid-19, there is another equally deadly pandemic currently wrecking the country. This other pandemic is man-made and worsened the Covid-19 plague. The other pandemic is the pandemic of corruption and incompetence. This pandemic arrived in the country four years ahead of Covid-19. Today the two viruses have combined, with
August 28, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez Things are back to where they were before. Twenty years after the United States (US) and allies toppled the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, the Islamic fundamentalist group returned to power, much stronger and wiser. The stunning fall of Afghanistan to the hands of the Taliban this week caught the world by
August 21, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez There is a new flavor of the month. The previous one was Manny Pacquiao, who was the flavor for three months until Isko Moreno replaced him recently. Du30’s late night talk now resembles a showbiz gossip show since Isko Moreno became his favorite topic for the month of August. Last week,
August 14, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez In his midnight show last week, Du30 again scolded Filipinos for refusing to be vaccinated. He told unvaccinated Filipinos not to go out. “Those who do not want to get vaccinated, I am telling you, do not leave your home because if you leave your home, I will tell the police
August 7, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez July 26, 2021 is a date forever etched in the history of the Philippines. On that day, the country ended almost a century drought of an Olympic gold. But it was also the day the Philippines’ worst nightmare delivered his last SONA. History will remember it as a day of sharp
July 31, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez If presidential election was held between June 7 and 16, 2021, presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte is the next president of the country. This result of Pulse Asia survey conducted in that period drew extreme reactions. Critics of the administration ridiculed the polling agency, calling it False Asia.
July 24, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez The Du30 – Pacquiao bardagulan has gotten worse and is shaping into a civil war within PDP-Laban, the ruling party. A visibly piqued and irritated Du30 keeps on hitting Pacquiao whenever there is an opportunity. Thrashing Pacquiao is also a regular staple in Du30’s late night show since last month. “Pacquiao
July 17, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez The sudden and untimely death of president Noy could be an event that can reshape the 2022 election. PNoy’s unexpected passing injected something into the body politic whose impact is not immediately known but can be felt few days after his death. There is consensus among pundits and keen observers of
July 10, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez Filipinos and the nation were shocked by the sudden and untimely demise of president Noy. It was so unexpected that when the news trickled to the public, many at first dismissed the death as fake news. Only after his four sisters came out and one of them read the official announcement
July 3, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez Finally, after more than a year of suspension due to Covid-19 pandemic, the campaign of the Philippine Azkals, the men’s national football team, to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and 2023 AFC Cup in China resumes. The last time the Azkals saw action was in November 2019. Azkals
June 26, 2021
By Artchil B. Fernandez “Today, I announce that the preliminary examination into the situation in the Republic of the Philippines (“the Philippines”) has concluded and that I have requested judicial authorization to proceed with an investigation,” out-going International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda pronounced this week. Once the authorization is granted, the case of
June 19, 2021