Tangere’s 2025 senatorial preference survey conducted from July 10 to 13, 2024 ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo maintained his lead in the Tangere senatorial survey conducted from July 10 to 13, securing the highest voter preference among potential candidates for the May 2025 elections. The...
PEACE-MAKER The massive flooding in Metro Manila and various areas in Central Luzon caused by super typhoon Carina prompted many of our countrymen to recall the catastrophic Ondoy that struck on September 2009, which submerged the metropolis, destroyed properties, rendered thousands of families...
FINDING ANSWERS Intrigue marked the buildup to yesterday’s State of the Nation Address due to a remark of Vice President Sara Duterte that she won't attend the event because she’s the self-appointed “designated survivor.” Her remark, made after it was known she quit as DepEd chief,...
PEACE-MAKER All roads lead to the House of Representatives tomorrow, July 22, for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA). Mandated by the 1987 Constitution, the speech is delivered every fourth Monday of July before the joint session of Congress at the...
OF TREES AND FOREST A piece of very interesting news caught my eye recently, various news organizations reported that “more people have left Metro Manila in the past five years than those coming into the National Capital Region.” This was a statement from an official of the Philippine...
FINDING ANSWERS It’s an idea whose time has come – not only today but years ago. And nothing can be more powerful, as the renowned French novelist Victor Hugo said, than an idea whose time has come. At last week’s Kapihan sa Manila Prince Hotel media forum, former Supreme Court Justice...
PEACE-MAKER Our New York-based daughter Leslie recently took a break from her fast-paced life as writer-editor and journeyed to Manila and our home province, Pangasinan, which offered her a serene and nostalgic retreat into her roots. Known for its scenic beauty and rich cultural heritage,...
OF TREES AND FOREST As we confront our mortality, we naturally begin to ponder the legacy we will leave behind. What will I be remembered for? This is such an existential and serious question. And the answer I believe lies in the here and now: live your life. The second part of my reply to the...
OF TREES AND FOREST (First of two parts) I was asked a pretty interesting question a couple of weeks ago — do I ever think about my mortality? It is more than an interesting question actually, it is a deeply philosophical query. At some point we all reflect on our own mortality. This is one...
Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa answered back against accusations over his refusal to attend the House Committee on Human Rights' probe on the drug war killings during the previous administration. House Deputy Minority Leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro went as far as to claim...
PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco (Screenshot from YouTube) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said on Tuesday, July 2, that the House of Representatives plans to invite the supposed “former high ranking Cabinet member”...
FINDING ANSWERS When I was senator for two terms during the time of President Cory Aquino and then President Fidel Ramos, I knew fully well the importance of being able to think on one’s feet while on the Senate floor. To react quickly and be mentally agile while engaging in a furious debate with...
