Officials of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) might also have to face lawmakers at the House of Representatives to defend its use of its P19-billion budget amid criticisms on its red-tagging activities against community pantry volunteers. House of...
Former amateur basketball ‘godfather’ and Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero said the players, coaches and officials involved in the controversial VisMin Super Cup match between the Lapu-Lapu City and Siquijor should suffer the severest possible penalty under the law once proven guilty of game fixing....
Rose Jean Fadol (Photo from WTT) Stronger opposition wiped out the Olympic dreams of Filipino paddlers as the ITTF Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament concluded at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar Friday night, March 19 (Manila time). Jannah Romero blanked Indonesian opponent...
CHAFF FROM THE GRAIN Hector RR Villanueva “The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty.” – George Bernard Shaw The periodic announcement by the Bangko Sentral of the rate of inflation is generally meaningless to the ordinary man in the street. What he knows is that prices are...
House Deputy Speaker and 1Pacman Partylist Representative Mikee Romero is espousing a house resolution that will prioritize the national athletes for the country's vaccination program. Romero said Filipino athletes could be considered as frontliners since they are also sacrificing for the country....
House Deputy Speaker and NorthPort Batang Pier team owner Mikee Romero makes a rare appearance as special guest of the weekly Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) webcast Forum on Tuesday. Romero, who represents the 1-Pacman party-list in the House of Representatives, is expected to talk...
The Philippine subsidiary of energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is stepping up on its diversification in power, with the launch of a new corporate vehicle – the Shell Energy Philippines Inc. - that will focus on investments in electricity generation sub-segment of the energy sector. “As we continue...
CHAFF FROM THE GRAIN Hector RR Villanueva “If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” – Giuseppe di Lampadusa The solution to every problem it seems is to create a task force and leave it at that. With vaccines at hand to tame the raging coronavirus pandemic, and...
Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero of 1Pacman Partylist urged all sports leaders and major stakeholders to support newly reelected Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino in helping national athletes for a busy year in 2021. Romero said it’s time to revolutionize Philippine sports...
With additional valuation-anchored inventory losses and one-off charges booked, the net loss of listed firm Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC) had widened to P13.9 billion in nine months this year. That’s a complete reversal of the P4.4 billion net income it posted last year, when oil...
Following its half-year hiatus, GMA Network’s well-loved and top-rating drama series "Prima Donnas" finally airs its much-awaited fresh episodes beginning Monday (November 9) on the Afternoon Prime block. Prior to the suspension of tapings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, viewers were on the edge of...
CHAFF FROM THE GRAIN Hector RR Villanueva “Government, geography and growth: the true drivers of economic development.” – Jeffrey Sachs What is so surprising about Vietnam overtaking the Philippines in economic development? Haven’t Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia done the same,...
