GUEST COLUMNIST I know. So many words have been said already about Jo Koy's Golden Globe debacle. Poor guy because many thought his jokes weren't that funny and one audience in particular was the cherry to his bomb: Taylor Swift who gave him the iciest stare. And from there, Jo Koy just spiraled...
BARRACKS AND STRATEGY By Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos, AFP (Ret) “Call, sir; may Fourth Classman Dela Cruz enter the room, sir!" This ritual ushers the entry of a plebe into the room of an upperclassman. It distinguishes the rights and privileges bestowed upon senior cadets. These perks,...
Guest Columnist By Teodoro K. Katigbak Our new program for housing has been announced: Build one million homes a year for the next six years How realistic and achievable is this? As a reality check, we can look at our accomplishments over the last 28 years since the housing program was re-launched...
ANGEL THOUGHTS I would like to share with you, dear readers, an experience my daughter-in-law Margaret had when renewing her driver’s license. This should inspire more people who have a fear or dislike of dealing with government agencies because of some of its residual reputation for being slow...
ANGEL THOUGHTS Why write about death at the start of what with hope will be a brand new and happier year? Well, if it’s a beloved democratic icon, the country’s beloved first female president, the late Corazon "Tita Cory" Aquino, talking of death, it might also be a way to understand how the...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Goddes Hope Oliveros Libiran Goddes Hope Oliveros Libiran Every new year is a chance to start over, to set forth a new beginning. But for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) family, this wasn’t the case as 2023 began with a bittersweet farewell to one of its pillars:...
ANGEL THOUGHTS In an ideal world, education is for all. But the harsh reality shows there is still so much work to be done to address the issue of the growing out-of-school population worldwide as many young individuals are still missing out on their education for many different reasons. Student...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Today, I mark my ninth year as a Manila Bulletin columnist. Since I started writing columns on Jan. 4, 2014, I may have already written about 500 columns. Exactly how many pieces I’ve written and got published, I don’t know. What I’m sure about is that I’m grateful for...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Vince Pornelos Seventeen days. That's all the time we have left to decide how the country will be run for the next six years. Some are voting based on colors. Some are voting based on experience. Some are voting based on last name recall. Whatever your reasons for voting, that's...
