GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay It is difficult to accept even at face value the claim of the author of the amendments to the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act that the constitutional right of an accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty remains intact and respected...
Vice President Leni Robredo said while she is not planning to run for president in 2022, she remains open to the idea of pursuing the seat in Malacañang or any local or national post. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with GMA News' "The Mangahas...
Vice President Leni Robredo has responded to a viral photo of a woman getting vaccinated, who she said was not her. On her Facebook page, Robredo posted screenshots of the woman’s photo receiving coronavirus vaccine shot and said, “Hindi po ako ‘yan (That’s not me),” with a facepalm...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Seniors officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) appeared before media a day after the widely reported shootout between policemen and anti-drug agents to confess the obvious – they...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Most observers have attributed the unprecedented rise in hunger and poverty to the administration’s monumental failure to respond quickly to the threat of COVID-19 and its reliance on strict lockdowns that grounded the economy for months....
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay For most economic experts, the Philippines has yet to break out of the phenomenon known as “jobless growth.” If there were jobs created from the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) boom, for example, these were jobs in urban areas...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay An inclusive economy should help lift the burdens of the people, rewarding their labors and helping them meet their basic needs. It must help local entrepreneurs grow by providing them a climate that encourages them to innovate, improve, and...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay A day after the termination of the accord between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense (DND), a social media post appeared in the Facebook pages of several military units listing the names of UP...
Vice President Leni Robredo OPM artist Rachel Alejandro is simply flattered by comments that she closely resembles Vice President Leni Robredo. Alejandro made the remarks after a netizen confused her for the Vice President recently. "VP Leni, ako din po, I got so many comments that I look like you...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay The term “enemies of the state” was used loosely by repressive regimes worldwide in the 1970s to justify the persecution of political opponents and activists. The Marcos regime used it as an all-embracing label against the broad range of...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Society invests so much power in the police and other law enforcement agencies based on an implicit trust that these powers will be wielded responsibly and for the protection of citizens. When these powers are abused, which we have seen happen...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay Last week, the House of Representatives announced that it will be resuming its deliberation on amending the 1987 Constitution through a Constituent Assembly. The move is said to be a priority of the current House leadership, and with this...
