PEACE-MAKER (This is part of our column dated June 27, 2021, entitled, “President Noynoy Aquino served with honor and dignity; the need for a strong party system”) After decades as a politician and political party founder, we have spent these past 11 years just observing the...
TGP Party-list Rep. Jose "Bong" Teves Jr. (left) and Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader TGP Party-list Rep. Jose "Bong" Teves Jr. has called out Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva over what the...
PEACE-MAKER Our recent trip to Bangkok with wife Gina brought back memories of our numerous visits when we brought together Asia’s political groupings into the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP); and our national legislatures into the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA),...
ILOILO CITY – Devotees of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles), the patron saint of Western Visayas region, have been urged to be a light to others. DEVOTEES flock to the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Iloilo City on Friday, February 2, to honor the Nuestra Señora de la...
PEACE-MAKER We traveled recently to the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Lijiang with wife Gina, our friend Tetta Agustin, and our assistants on long-standing invitation by our old friend, Chinese entrepreneur Chen Youhou, who owns a hotel in both cities. Xiamen is a port city in southeastern...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (4th from left) administers the oath to former Pangasinan Rep. Ma. Georgina “Gina” De Venecia (5th from left) as member of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Fifteen politicians...
Food and beverage firm RFM Corporation is optimistic about 2024 as it reported that the drop in raw material costs coupled with higher sales resulted in higher earnings last year—prompting it to declare P250 million in cash dividends. RFM Chief Executive Jose Ma. A. Concepcion III disclosed to...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A former communist rebel surrendered to the police on Thursday, January 18, in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija. KA Allan, the NPA surrenderer. Police and the 84th Infantry Battalion of the 7th Infantry Division conducted a special intelligence operation that resulted in...
As a trusted building partner, the company strives to assist Filipinos in achieving their home and building projects. With the aim to make Wilcon Depot easily accessible to the community, the country's leading home improvement and construction supplies retailer, marks another milestone as it opens...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) and Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp. (PDSHC) cheered the appointment of former Robinsons Land Corporation President and CEO Frederick D. Go as the investment czar of the Marcos administration. In a statement, the PSE and PDSHC said their Board of...
PEACE-MAKER Our wife Gina and we visited former President Joseph Estrada in his home several days ago. As some may know, then Vice President Erap Estrada and we ran against each other and eight other candidates during the 1998 presidential elections. We came out second to him in a highly...
Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), called on the government to focus on strengthening the foundation of society's basic services, anti-corruption, and programs for the marginalized rather than pursuing charter change. Photo from...
