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UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Retirement issues are once again in the news. A House bill proposes lowering the optional retirement age to 56. Another bill seeks to scrap the mandatory retirement age, which now stands at 65 years of age. This topic stirs up personal feelings for me, having been mandatorily...

President Duterte will walk away from politics after June 30, 2022 after all. FULL CIRCLE--President Rodrigo Duterte (left) officially withdrew his Senate bid in the May 2022 polls on Dec. 14, 2021. (Office of the President) Malacañang, through Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, confirmed on...

President Duterte has revealed one of his "things-to-do" after he goes back to being a civilian next year: to prepare his defense for his case before the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on Monday, October 4, 2021....

An electric post is toppled due to the strong winds brought by a typhoon (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Destructive typhoon "Jolina" (international name "Conson") will soon be retired by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) from its...

President Duterte has appointed Vice Admiral Leopoldo Laroya as the new commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Vice Admiral Leopoldo Laroya (Photo courtesy of the PCG / FILE PHOTO) Laroya replaced Admiral George Ursabia Jr. who retired on Wednesday, after reaching the mandatory retirement...