May 11, 2019
Just like throwing a pebble in a still pond the outward rippling effect generated by that stone is the same campaign strategy you will need to implement to widen your familiarity with your potential voters starting of course with your barangay. You have two and half years to do it so divide effort and time […]
May 6, 2019
With a couple of days left in the campaign trail before the voters trudge to the polling centers to cast their vote and elect a new set of leaders for the City of Baguio the political candidates and their supporters are scrambling left and right to scrounge for more voters to solicit their vote as […]
April 28, 2019
Notwithstanding all the ruckus raised as a result of a supposed ‘oust Duterte’ matrix reported in a national daily newspaper and a viral video purportedly showing the alleged involvement of members of the First family in illegal drugs and corruption some enlightenment might be necessary to provide a better perspective on the whole imbroglio. For […]
April 21, 2019
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Oscar Albayalde recently announced to the media that they will launch a probe to determine the mastermind behind viral videos accusing family members of President Rodrigo Duterte as being involved in the illegal drugs trade here in the country. The PNP Chief went on further to add that the move […]
April 15, 2019
A recent editorial from a national tabloid posted that the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) should welcome offers from the Supreme Court (SC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist in the probe and validation of the narco-list containing a number of their members allegedly involved in the illegal drugs trade. We have to […]
April 7, 2019
One cannot be sure whether President Rodrigo Duterte was simply frustrated or admitting defeat when he remarked during a rally of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Baya in Malabon City late Tuesday that the drug problem is ‘swallowing’ the country and that his drug war has failed. In case the President is just expressing […]
March 31, 2019
A friend of mine and a former colleague in the S a n g g u n i a n g Panlungsod (City Council), Marvin Binay-an, came up with a comment in relation to those who often have critical opinions against the city government of Baguio posted in social media such as Facebook. In his […]
March 24, 2019
As this was being written, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) had just successfully confiscated 276 kilograms of m e t h a m p h e t a m i n e hydrochloride or ‘shabu’ as it is more commonly called at the Manila International Container Port and estimated to be worth 11.8 billion […]
March 17, 2019
There’s this song by Australian country singer Keith Urban titled “The Hard Way”. While the song refers to how love survives and overcomes all trials along the way and emerge victorious in difficult situations, a parallel comparison can be made with the ongoing war on drugs being waged by the administration of President Rodrigo Roa […]
March 10, 2019
When presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sarah Duterte accused Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano for allegedly spreading fake news against senatorial candidate Bong Go who is running under her party, she was correct. Sarah said, “all of them lie. Everyone in this world is a liar.” By default and human nature, everybody, at some […]