FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Battling two simultaneous pandemics – that of coronavirus and economic suffering – is definitely not easy. “One can feed the other. Business closures, soaring unemployment, and loss of income fuel financial anxiety, which may, in turn, deter...
The Hugpong ng Pagbabago headed by its chairperson, presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, is not inclined to accept President Rodrigo Duterte’s endorsement for her to run for president in the tandem with Senator Christopher “Bong” Go in the 2020 national elections. HNP LOGO...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The government of Afghanistan, which the United States helped put up and supported for 20 years, has collapsed. The US has made the decision to withdraw from the country they invaded in 2001 as a response to the horrific 9/11 attacks on the...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay A ranking government official was quoted in media as defending the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to relax quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila despite alarming increases in the number of daily COVID-19 cases. He said it was...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina With his defeat to WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas of Cuba, Sen. Manny Pacquiao seems to be finally grasping the pressing need to quit boxing. “In the future you may not see Manny Pacquiao fight in the ring,” he remarked after his loss as...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Chaos, fear, and uncertainty overwhelmed the Afghan people, following the withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan, terminating its mission in the country which lasted 20 years. In just a few weeks since the pullout of American troops,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public Thursday, Aug. 19, that the P5.3-million worth of financial aid given to 330 former rebels in Caraga Region was accounted for, and that it was coordinating with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Recently, I wrote about how a recent Pulse Asia survey revealed widespread dissatisfaction with the government and its handling of the pandemic. The survey, taken in June, showed nine out of 10 Filipinos dissatisfied with government. This is...
Kris Aquino Kris Aquino sent her elder sister Ballsy flour flower arrangements on the eve of her 66th birth anniversary. But Kris said that her sister asked her if she was dying because she sent her four flower arrangements. Aside from the flowers arrangements, Kris said that she has another gift...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina It was swift and stunning, yet not quite surprising. But the quick takeover of Taliban forces in Afghanistan still came as a shock to many who had believed the eventual fall of Kabul would take months, instead of mere hours after it was reported the...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Some international observers expressed fears that the election of Ebrahim Raisi, an ultraconservative judiciary chief, as president of Iran would usher in a period of uneasy relations between Iran and the United States. Raisi, who...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay The unprecedented performance of our athletes at the just-concluded Tokyo Olympic Games has given us a much-needed respite from the non-stop barrage of depressing news. We emerged from the Games with one historic gold courtesy of weightlifter...
