HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz For a country of over 100 million, the Senate with its membership of only 24 senators could really be one of the most exclusive clubs in the world. The conventional wisdom is that senators could only come from traditional politicians and celebrities. But that could be mainly due...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said not a single case of Covid-19 has been detected in the city over the past four days, which is a major feat considering that it was once a coronavirus hotspot. In a report to Rubiano, the Ciy Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) said no Covid-19 cases...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz To be honest, we kids who grew up in the 1980s were too young to remember the Marcos dictatorship. So when opportunity presented itself in 2001 to do something good for the country, many of us went to EDSA and many other places across the country. It wasn’t easy. The...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Just a few weeks back, Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters were adamant in urging the Makabayan coalition to endorse her. Other presidential candidates were also vying to be backed by the progressive movement. Happy reactions thus met Makabayan’s eventual decision to...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz A lot has been going on, especially as we went into full election campaign mode. I forgot to remember and to mark the eighth anniversary of this column here on the Manila Bulletin. I started this on Jan. 5, 2014, initially coming out twice weekly. Yes, folks, it has been eight...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Supporters of the dictator’s son cannot hide their glee over the recent polls showing their candidate with a commanding lead as the 2022 election campaign starts. But that’s where the problem begins — not for other candidates but for the frontrunner. He has 80 days to...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Philippine elections are not as simple as some would like us to think, and there’s no better (or worse) example than this 2022 edition. The conventional wisdom in certain circles is that this is merely a battle between the smart and the stupid, or the educated and the...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz For a few minutes last Jan. 7, I was able to speak with a good friend on her sickbed. Although very ill, she was lucid and quick to remember me. But gone were the days that conversations were hard to end. Before, there would be endless topics to talk about. This time, I felt she...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The most beautiful legacy of the First Quarter Storm of 1970 is the idea that young people have roles to play in the country beyond and above what is considered normal or acceptable. It expanded the democratic horizon for us. Remembering this event and its effects on Philippine...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The new year is a new beginning. We would divide the house on May 9 and on June 30 witness the inauguration of a new president and administration. We were told that elections are the most solemn democratic exercise. We convinced millions to register to vote, and gave them the...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz We originally just wanted to end the year with a party. But the idea quickly changed into something more potent: Gather and send help to fellow Filipinos mercilessly battered by typhoon Odette. And so on Thursday, Dec. 23, about a hundred Sari Sari club members and friends...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Leni Robredo is in a unique position among all presidential candidates. She is not just a candidate. She is the incumbent vice president. The Constitution provides that if the president dies, resigns or is removed from office, the vice president takes over the presidency and its...
