HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz It cannot be stopped: The next administration is taking shape. The new president is set to take his oath on June 30. A new government will be inaugurated. The time for mourning must give way to action. And by action, we mean building a fierce, fearless and fabulous opposition....
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz In her latest remarks, Trixie Cruz Angeles said the next administration will look into a vlogger’s following and engagements as factors for possible accreditation to cover the palace. Angeles said: “Tinitingnan namin ‘yung engagements kasi engagements really means that...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Big business, foreign chambers of commerce and foreign creditors cannot hide their glee over President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s choices for his economic team. They are so happy to see the names of Benjamin Diokno, Arsenio Balisacan, and Felipe Medalla. One thing should...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The elections are now officially over, after Congress proclaimed the president-elect and the vice president-elect. The incoming administration is apparently busy organizing the cabinet and putting in place a program of government ready for implementation starting on Day One. The...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz I have an admission to make: I voted last May 9 for Vice President Leni Robredo knowing she would lose. I was mentally and emotionally prepared for a loss. A week before the elections, I visited friends in Cebu and Negros, and went around to get a feel of the situation. Except...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz In an ideal world, the partylist system would attract outstanding leaders from mass movements, civil society, non-government organizations, cause-oriented groups and parties of the poor and the marginalized. But we don’t live in an ideal world. The traditional politicians,...
HOT SPOT Tonyo Cruz On May 9, we are going to vote to fill up more than 18,000 positions from the president down to municipal councilor. Out of 18,000 posts and tens of thousands of candidates vying for these posts, I’m asking that you “gimme five” and let’s do a “high five” for: Leni...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz As we enter the final week of the campaign, it is important to look back at history’s valuable Marcos-related lesson: The Marcoses could be defeated. They’re not unbeatable. We have done it twice in history. In 1986, after the dictator Marcos tried to tamper with the results...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The past few years have been a challenge to Filipino farmers. We’ve seen and heard reports of produce being discarded, and farmers going bankrupt due to rice tariffication and illegal imports. In many parts of the country, death squads have orphaned farming families or split...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz A good number of people are reacting negatively to what happened at a show where kids were unable to answer basic social studies and history questions. The disappointment is understandable. But the problem is that many assume that Philippine history is a major subject in the...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz The unrelenting “red scare” has not worked. Vice President Leni Robredo has gained ground while the dictator’s son went down in the latest public-opinion survey despite the rabid anti-communist rhetoric and red-tagging accusations hurled against her. Robredo’s association...
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...
