July 30, 2019
Clear all roads and sidewalks of obstructions. That is the order of President Rodrigo Duterte, given during his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, to all the mayors of local government units in the country. While the directive may be noble in objective by reminding the mayors to be more vigilant in […]
July 21, 2019
In a move that took a long time coming President Rodrigo Duterte finally acted on the stench of corruption that has permeated the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for decades. It is already an open secret that the owners of cargoes passing thru the BOC are “persuaded” to dole out cash to guarantee the safe passage […]
July 17, 2019
The recent bank robbery in Binondo, Manila is turning out to be one for the books, both in its puzzling execution and the reaction of the supposed victims. From a narration of events gathered by the Manila Police District under the leadership of Police Brig. Gen. Vicente Danao the following disturbing facts have surfaced: one, […]
July 1, 2019
Malacanang recently announced that President Rodrigo Duterte is not in the least worried about reports that he might be impeach for his statement that China could fish in our waters since they are our friends. The confidence of Malacanang is of course rooted in the fact that most of the elected congressmen and their parties […]
June 25, 2019
After June 30, 2019 newly elected city mayor Benjamin Magalong will officially sit down as the Chief Executive of the City. But even as he waits to take over the reins of the city government he had already begun a couple of weeks back, along with his close supporters, to assess and evaluate the prevailing […]
June 18, 2019
The newly elected City Mayor Benjamin Magalong attended last Tuesday the 2nd Quarter meeting of the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) at the Multi-Purpose Hall of City Hall, together and sitting beside our outgoing Mayor Mauricio Domogan. The occasion was the second or third time that this writer has personally seen the new mayor, this […]
June 10, 2019
The death of Dutch birdwatcher Ewold Horn who is the last foreign hostage of the Abu Sayyaf brings to light the determination and relentless pursuit operation of elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against the bandit group who it would appear is slowly being decimated to the last man. A closer look […]
June 3, 2019
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) had their hands full this week trying to defend their offices against the accusation labelled against them by Senator Panfilo Lacson of being dishonest in connection with the public auction of the illegal drug “shabu”. In a privilege speech, Senator Lacson pointed out […]
May 26, 2019
Newly elected city mayor Benjamin Magalong made a commitment to come up with an innovative peace and order program for our city. The commitment is part of his 10-point agenda that he campaigned for in winning the nod of the voters during the recent local elections. Now how innovative the peace and order program will […]
May 19, 2019
With a new Baguio City Mayor in the person of former Police General Benjamin Magalong, we are hopeful of a fresh perspective and initiative that will be brought to bear on longstanding concerns that have plagued the locality. We take note that one of the campaign agendas of the new mayor during the election was […]