February 15, 2025
There is something to be said for Republic Act 7941 or the law that allows for the election of party-list representatives through a party-list system. This is a law that for some provided an opportunity to enter into the halls of Congress as a congressman or congressperson without representing a particular district in a city, […]
February 10, 2025
The word payback as a noun has two interesting meanings, one is, “a return on an investment equal to the original capital outlay”, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and another has a more sinister undertone which simply means “revenge or “retaliation”. For Vice President Sara Duterte her impeachment by the House of Representatives was […]
February 1, 2025
It was only a mere two weeks ago when the National Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with agents from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), apprehended a Chinese national by the name of Deng Yuanqing along with two other Filipino cohorts for alleged spying. Now we learn that the NBI along with AFP have […]
January 27, 2025
It came as no surprise when the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) caught a Chinese national and two Filipinos for allegedly spying and surveilling various military sites in the country as well vital and power installations and critical infrastructures for the country’s defense and security. What comes as a surprise is how long it took […]
January 18, 2025
The recent so called national rally for peace held by officials and members of the religious group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) earned diverse comments and reactions from the public on what it was all about. According to some political pundits the peace rally was actually in support of the call of the President Bongbong Marcos […]
January 12, 2025
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is in the limelight once again as it continues to conduct operations to arrest, detain and eventually deport illegal aliens found staying in the country either of their own volition or under duress or coercion by criminal groups working in illegal activities similar to what was conducted by Philippine offshore […]
January 4, 2025
While everybody was focused in making preparations for the celebration of the new year not many were interested initially about a report regarding a submersible drone that was found and retrieved by fishermen along the waters off the coast of San Pascual in Masbate province. That discovery subsequently led to the suspicion and belief that […]
December 22, 2024
A budget as defined by Merriam – Webster Dictionary usually refers to a. a statement of the financial position of an administration (as of a nation) for a definite period of time based on estimates of expenditures during the period and proposals for financing them, b. a plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures, […]
December 14, 2024
After President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. issued an ultimatum and directive that all Philippine Off-shore Gaming Operator (POGO) operations are to be shut down by year-end, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), thru its Chairman Alejandro Tengco, immediately followed suit by announcing that on December 15, 2024 it will revoked all POGO licenses in […]
December 9, 2024
For a country that has prided itself with putting a premium on family and its values it is surprising to discover that until this time there is still no enacted law in the Philippines on surrogacy or a method of the so called assisted reproductive technology, a predicament that has been taken advantage of by […]