November 20, 2022
The title of this column is an idiom that means “a person or situation that arouses suspicion or doubt”. We connect this idiom to the recent events and circumstances surrounding the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP) in Muntinlupa and the alleged involvement of suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director general Gerald Bantag in the violent death […]
November 12, 2022
The editorial by the national newspaper Inquirer titled “Lessons from ‘Paeng’”was dead on when it highlighted the fact that the “high death toll and extent of destruction” brought about by severe tropical storm “Paeng” (international name ‘Nalgae’”, was due mainly to government’s failure to implement recommended measures to prevent such severe destruction and loss of […]
November 5, 2022
The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) are reported to be collaborating with each other in conducting a comprehensive investigation into the killing of radio commentator Percival Mabasa aka ‘Percy Lapid’ who was gunned down in October 3, 2022 in Barangay Talon Dos, Las Piñas as the victim drove home. […]
October 29, 2022
The killing of radioman and vlogger Percival ‘Percy Lapid’ Mabasa is becoming a muddled and confusing affair with the ‘death’ of one of the alleged middlemen while inside the national penitentiary and the refusal of the other surviving middleman to cooperate with the authorities in the investigation to determine the mastermind behind the killing and […]
October 22, 2022
The recent arrest of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla’s son for alleged illegal importation and possession of ‘Kush’ a potent derivative from the plant cannabis sativa or marijuana highlights a disturbing trend regarding the importation into the country of the plant which, while illegal and prohibited in the Philippines is already considered legal in other […]
October 15, 2022
The first 100 days of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. has arrived and the media outlets in the country as well as the various sectors of society have given their candid observations as to what he has accomplished and achieved during that first crucial period of his term. The significance of this ‘first 100 days […]
October 10, 2022
The chess world got the shock of its life when World number 1 and World Chess Champion since 2013 Magnus Carlsen resigned suddenly while playing against American grandmaster 19-year old Hans Niemann last September 19, 2022 in the sixth round of the Jilius Baer Generation Cup. Chess aficionados all over the globe were also surprised […]
October 2, 2022
A Regional Trial Court in Manila has just rendered a decision that the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New Peoples Army (CPP-NPA) are not terrorist groups. We have to respect that decision. It is quite understandable really how the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 19 arrived at such a conclusion given the view […]
September 24, 2022
Senator Loren Legarda is a champion of several causes including that of preserving and protecting the environment and promoting livelihood programs in the country. And although considered as part of the mainstream right in the government she is nevertheless not immune from the machinations and clever manipulations from the left. It is really not surprising […]
September 17, 2022
Beginning this 10th of September until the 10th of October Barangay Officials in the city of Baguio, both elected and appointed, will have the opportunity to unwind from their work by participating in various sporting events and activities lined up in their Palarong Pambarangay 2022. It has been almost two and a half years since […]