Category: Opinion

Last week, I had the chance to visit Fr. Marvin Tabion, a good friend and smoking buddy in his...

The denial of confidential fund request of Duterte is double sided in nature. Firstly, the House showed some sense of idealism and practicality. Secondly, it is rather a political statement which implications everybody must watch.

EVEN if Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio will hire the best accountants and spin masters in the Philippines to help her wiggle out from her present predicament, the P125 million representing the “confidential funds” her office had “spent” for only 11 days, according to the Commission on Audit (COA), is hard to justify.

The United States of America has revealed to the world that China has been spending “billions of dollars annually on foreign information manipulation”. In a report published by the US State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), it said that China has engaged in acquiring stakes in foreign media, sponsored online influencers and even sought to co-opt with foreign political elites and journalists. The mission include propaganda, disinformation and censorship while promoting positive news about China and the ruling Communist Party.

We have an ONLY child. I put the emphasis because he is the only in almost anything in our family.

DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) OIC regional director Sonny Boy Oropel appeared to be unhappy with the criticism they received from the media and the public after he announced the temporary or “soft” opening of the scandal-ridden and defective P680-million (plus P200 million for “repair”) Ungka flyover (UFO) in Pavia, Iloilo starting September 21.

After a long hiatus from K and C dramas, I recently found myself watching the popular Fireworks of My Heart, a Chinese drama top-billed by actors Yang Yang and Wang Churan.

THE many restrictions imposed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the “temporary” reopening of the much-vilified and defective P680-million (plus P200-million for the “repair”) Ungka flyover (UFO) in Pavia, Iloilo can be compared to a newly built but poorly constructed house turned over by the builder to the homeowner and his family for a short-term use.

For as long as I can remember, I have been a fan of the Royal Family, UK edition.