NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Former Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” C. Teodoro, Jr. has extensive experience in both the private and the public sector. His first foray in public service was when he was 16 years old, as president of Kabataang Barangay as well as provincial board member of Tarlac....
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In February 2019, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) led by then Secretary Mark Villar opened a separate 5.58-kilometer bicycle lane facility along the stretch of Laguna Lake Highway in Taguig City. Aimed to open up transportation, recreation, and...
Anna Mae Lamentillo NIGHT OWL Finally, the Philippines might just have a majority president. In the latest Pulse Asia survey results released on March 14, the UniTeam of Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM) and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte remain to be this elections’...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In its 2020 Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said that it would take 99.5 years before the world can achieve gender parity. A year later, in its 2021 report, WEF said that it will now take 135.6 years to close the gender gap worldwide. That...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo By the year 2023, a new government department is expected to start operations. This will be the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers, which was established by virtue of Republic Act No. 11641 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Dec. 30, 2021. One of the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching orders to his “Build, Build, Build” team was clear from the onset: Finish as many projects as possible at the soonest possible time. Whoever gets the credit is none of our business. I recall when senatorial aspirant and former...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In the five years that I have worked in President Rodrigo Duterte’s "Build, Build, Build" program, alongside Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar, we were able to complete 29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood control...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Former House Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. (JDV) has been known for his political leadership. He was elected five times as Speaker of the House of Representatives, an unprecedented feat in postwar Philippine Congress. JDV has also built a solid reputation as a leader in...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo For Deputy House Speaker Rodante Marcoleta, Congress is not lacking in laws to help the marginalized, “We have many beautiful laws, but we also need to see to it that they are implemented well.” He stresses that the various pieces of legislation crafted by both the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The campaign period for the 2022 elections has started for national candidates. In about three months, we will have voted a new President and other leaders of the country. In four months’ time, President Rodrigo Duterte will end his term. Many predict that President...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo All around the world, structures of great architecture and design — like the Eiffel Tower of Paris, the Great Wall of China, and the Taj Mahal of India — are admired. They often become the icons of a town, city, or country. From a local perspective, however, these...
‘Build, Build, Build’ in a podcast After its successful launch in December 2021, Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo’s ‘Night Owl’ book goes to the digital world with the launch of its podcast now streaming on Spotify, Google Podcast, Castbox, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Stitcher, and Anchor.FM, as of...
