NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo By the year 2023, a new government department is expected to start operations. This will be the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers, which was established by virtue of Republic Act No. 11641 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Dec. 30, 2021. One of the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo President Rodrigo Duterte’s marching orders to his “Build, Build, Build” team was clear from the onset: Finish as many projects as possible at the soonest possible time. Whoever gets the credit is none of our business. I recall when senatorial aspirant and former...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo In the five years that I have worked in President Rodrigo Duterte’s "Build, Build, Build" program, alongside Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar, we were able to complete 29,264 kilometers of roads, 5,950 bridges, 11,340 flood control...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Former House Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. (JDV) has been known for his political leadership. He was elected five times as Speaker of the House of Representatives, an unprecedented feat in postwar Philippine Congress. JDV has also built a solid reputation as a leader in...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo For Deputy House Speaker Rodante Marcoleta, Congress is not lacking in laws to help the marginalized, “We have many beautiful laws, but we also need to see to it that they are implemented well.” He stresses that the various pieces of legislation crafted by both the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The campaign period for the 2022 elections has started for national candidates. In about three months, we will have voted a new President and other leaders of the country. In four months’ time, President Rodrigo Duterte will end his term. Many predict that President...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo All around the world, structures of great architecture and design — like the Eiffel Tower of Paris, the Great Wall of China, and the Taj Mahal of India — are admired. They often become the icons of a town, city, or country. From a local perspective, however, these...
Blacklist head coach Kristoffer “Bon Chan” Ricaplaza couldn’t help but draw comparison between his Sibol sidelaners Lee Howard “Owl” Gonzales and Dominic “Dominic” Soto and the M3 championship duo of Kiel “Oheb” Soriano and Edward “EDWARD” Dapadap following the former’s...
Blacklist International captain Jonmar “OhmyV33nus” Villaluna lauded newcomers Lee Howard “Owl” Gonzales and Dominic “Dominic” Soto following the squad’s solid run in the Sibol qualifiers where they earned the lone spot to the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam in May. Photo from...
‘Build, Build, Build’ in a podcast After its successful launch in December 2021, Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo’s ‘Night Owl’ book goes to the digital world with the launch of its podcast now streaming on Spotify, Google Podcast, Castbox, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Stitcher, and Anchor.FM, as of...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo For an archipelagic country like the Philippines, bridges are essential infrastructure that connect islands, which are otherwise divided by waters. But bridges do not simply link an area to another, these are instruments of progress — improving access between...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality,” said American author Warren Bennis. I remember when senatorial aspirant and former Secretary Mark Villar was appointed to lead the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), many were skeptical,...
