NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo He is known as the silent worker because his achievements are noteworthy, yet he is not one to boast. Secretary Mark A. Villar is that public servant whose passion and commitment to duty is best expressed through accomplishments, not words. He was elected for a third...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo S inger, actress, host, and producer Toni Gonzaga is a household name, having been in the entertainment industry for 20 years. In recent months, however, she has been in the limelight for another reason — her political stance. It is unfortunate that Toni has been on...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Public service runs in his blood, but Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos attributes his passion for it to his parents — especially his father, presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM)—who have been his role models. Sandro, who was...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In his 20 years of serving the public as a legislator, Senator Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ Zubiri has registered perfect attendance in Congress. As majority leader of the Senate, he is the first to arrive and the last to leave for every session. But his hard work is proven...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo What are PPPs? What is its role in government projects? Are PPPs privately owned? To put it simply, PPP or Public-Private Partnership is, as the term explicitly states, an agreement between the government and a private company to undertake a project. PPP is not the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The Nacionalista Party (NP) has formally declared its support for the candidacies of Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. (BBM) for president and Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte for vice president in the May 2022 elections. In a statement signed by NP President...
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....
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 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 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...
