THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto Renowned economist Thomas Sowell once wrote, "The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics." Last week, House Speaker Lord Allan...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto In a nutshell, the 1981 Soto-Enrile Accord is a document where then Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile promised UP student activist Sonya Sotto that the military and police would not enter the University of the Philippines without advance notice to senior UP officials. The...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto The death of 23-year-old Philippine Airlines flight attendant Christine Dacera gripped the nation this past week. The gruesome manner by which her body was found disgusted the nation. Thousands, including celebrities Bianca Gonzales and Kakie Pangilinan, quickly joined the...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto The filing of candidacy certificates for the presidential elections is still nine months from now. Nevertheless, we all know that political parties have started moving to see who among their ranks have a decent shot at winning 2022. Various camps have already floated...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto Do we, as a nation, deserve to have someone like Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen? Leonen, the 3 rd most senior in Padre Faura, has the highest number of pending Supreme Court cases among his peers. His 82-case backlog is 22 more than those of the other four...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto We have all been made aware of the situation of Reina Mae Nasino, the grieving mother who, in November, 2019, was arrested in the office of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) for alleged possession of guns and an explosive. Aside from the Nasino issue, we also learned that...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto The House of Representatives ousted Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano just a few days ago and I remember cringing so hard when he tendered his “irrevocable resignation” minutes after he was axed. He was fired from the speakership, so a resignation was needless drama. After he...
RJ Nieto We have been made too aware of the speakership catfight in the House of Representatives. On one side is Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano who, last year, agreed to a term sharing deal that entails his voluntary resignation this month. On the other side, the PDP-Laban Lord Allan Velasco, head of...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto While most of us are uncertain as to whether we’ll survive this COVID-19 pandemic, we all know that humanity, as a whole, will. Soon, people will be flying again. Soon, repatriated Filipinos will leave the country again for jobs abroad. Soon, Filipinos will start traveling...
Former Gilas Pilipinas coach and current NLEX Road Warriors coach Yeng Guiao (MB File Photo) Former Gilas Pilipinas coach Yeng Guiao questioned the sustainability of forming a roster exclusive for national team purposes while stressing the importance of cooperation between the Samahang Basketbol ng...
THINKING PINOY RJ Nieto The Duterte-in-Singapore rumor is precisely what it is – a rumor. While I am glad that the President is fine, the past week is a wake-up call for all of us. I cannot anymore deny the reality that having a septuagenarian chief executive, with chronic lung issues, in the...
THINKING PINOY The House of Representatives had lots of reasons to reject ABS-CBN’s franchise application: foreign control, questionable acquisition of assets, labor violations, tax avoidance, and many more. I agree that many other media firms managed to get a new franchise despite committing one...
