PEACE-MAKER Former Speaker of the House Japanese Prime Minister Yushihide Suga announced that he was not seeking election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which means that he will step down as Japan’s premier when his term as LDP leader ends on September 30 this year....
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Getting a college education has always been a life goal, even a status symbol for Filipinos. Having a college diploma—that big, laminated piece of paper hanging in your living room—is considered by many as one of the indicators of...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay The month of September is considered as the start of the Christmas season in our country, but there seems to be little reason for many of us to be cheerful as we used to be before the pandemic. Whatever remains of our holiday spirit is being...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Now that the Taliban have taken over the reins of government in Afghanistan, they now face their more difficult battle, that of governing and rebuilding their war-torn country. The future of some 38 million Afghans are now in the hands of...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar It’s a grim number. There were 22,366 new COVID-19 infections last August 29, 2021. That’s a record-high number for the country. The rate of those people who received positive results from the more than 71,000 tests was 27.5 percent....
Former Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Admiral Reuben Lista passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 31. Former Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Admiral Reuben Lista (Photo courtesy of the PCG) Lista’s death was confirmed by PCG Spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo on Tuesday. The PCG...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Battling two simultaneous pandemics – that of coronavirus and economic suffering – is definitely not easy. “One can feed the other. Business closures, soaring unemployment, and loss of income fuel financial anxiety, which may, in turn, deter...
The Hugpong ng Pagbabago headed by its chairperson, presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, is not inclined to accept President Rodrigo Duterte’s endorsement for her to run for president in the tandem with Senator Christopher “Bong” Go in the 2020 national elections. HNP LOGO...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The government of Afghanistan, which the United States helped put up and supported for 20 years, has collapsed. The US has made the decision to withdraw from the country they invaded in 2001 as a response to the horrific 9/11 attacks on the...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay A ranking government official was quoted in media as defending the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to relax quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila despite alarming increases in the number of daily COVID-19 cases. He said it was...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina With his defeat to WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas of Cuba, Sen. Manny Pacquiao seems to be finally grasping the pressing need to quit boxing. “In the future you may not see Manny Pacquiao fight in the ring,” he remarked after his loss as...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Chaos, fear, and uncertainty overwhelmed the Afghan people, following the withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan, terminating its mission in the country which lasted 20 years. In just a few weeks since the pullout of American troops,...
