Former Speaker Of The House Jose C. De Venecia Jr.
Heherson Alvarez: Patriot, statesman, and outstanding Filipino
October 19, 2024 4:29 pm
Former Senator Heherson “Sonny” Alvarez and this columnist saw each other more than a month ago, when he and his beloved wife, Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, visited us in our office in Makati.
An economic ideology for the developing countries
October 12, 2024 5:06 pm
In the course of our modest ventures into political party and parliamentary diplomacy in Asia and the international community, we consistently spoke about the need to develop a system of ideas and ideals that will make globalization work for all our peoples.
History is also shaped by the ‘might-have-beens’
October 05, 2024 4:02 pm
In February 2011, demonstrations broke out in the Libyan city of Benghazi, which eventually led to the tragic death of Muammar Gaddafi in October the same year at his hometown of Sirte, located between the capital Tripoli and Benghazi.
Reflecting on earlier years in politics and campaigns
September 28, 2024 9:31 pm
Looking back on years spent in public office and the campaigns that shaped them is a mixture of nostalgia, lessons learned the hard way, a clearer understanding of the complexities of public service, and the joy of having contributed to nation-building.
A glimpse of Beirut
September 21, 2024 9:34 pm
Our Philippine Embassy in Lebanon has called on some 11,000 Filipinos in the country to leave immediately, following the series of explosions in the capital Beirut, South Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley, resulting in about a dozen deaths and some 3,000 injuries.