GUEST COLUMNIST I know. So many words have been said already about Jo Koy's Golden Globe debacle. Poor guy because many thought his jokes weren't that funny and one audience in particular was the cherry to his bomb: Taylor Swift who gave him the iciest stare. And from there, Jo Koy just spiraled...
BARRACKS AND STRATEGY By Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos, AFP (Ret) “Call, sir; may Fourth Classman Dela Cruz enter the room, sir!" This ritual ushers the entry of a plebe into the room of an upperclassman. It distinguishes the rights and privileges bestowed upon senior cadets. These perks,...
Guest Columnist By Teodoro K. Katigbak Our new program for housing has been announced: Build one million homes a year for the next six years How realistic and achievable is this? As a reality check, we can look at our accomplishments over the last 28 years since the housing program was re-launched...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Goddes Hope Oliveros Libiran Goddes Hope Oliveros Libiran Every new year is a chance to start over, to set forth a new beginning. But for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) family, this wasn’t the case as 2023 began with a bittersweet farewell to one of its pillars:...
The 23-strong House minority bloc held its first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Jan. 25 with a certain presidential son as their special guest. 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left) and Vinny Marcos (right) (Facebook) No, it wasn't Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st...
The family of Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte received a very special guest at their home on Tuesday, Dec. 6. From left to right: Uno Duterte, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte, former president Rodrigo Duterte, January Duterte, and Sabina Duterte. (Rep. Duterte’s office) The...
The House of Representatives will be visited Wednesday, Nov. 23 by the top parliamentarian of Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue meet during the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Speaker's office) Hue, 65, is the...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Vince Pornelos Seventeen days. That's all the time we have left to decide how the country will be run for the next six years. Some are voting based on colors. Some are voting based on experience. Some are voting based on last name recall. Whatever your reasons for voting, that's...
Vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has clarified the status of senatorial aspirant Robin Padilla with the UniTeam. Senatorial candidate Robin Padilla (left) and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Lakas-CMD Media) Duterte answered the Padilla...
Television host and online personality Bianca Gonzalez couldn't help but gush after being chosen as Vice President Leni Robredo's first ever guest on the first episode of the latter's podcast. (Screenshot of podcast title card from Spotify) Yes, Robredo has one--simply titled The Leni Robredo...
Chris Martin will mentor on "American Idol." As a Mother’s Day special, "American Idol" is doing a Coldplay-themed episode. Said episode is set for airing this May 9. The long-running singing competition, is already on its nineteenth season. The current season premiered in February and is now...
Widely-known for his recent roles in MARVEL’s Cinematic Universe as Tony Stark, American actor and producer Robert Downey Jr. shared his story on how the original Iron Man suit ‘blinded’ him during David Letterman’s "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction" episode. “Initially, everything was...
