We can’t vanish lousy politicians by mere insult
“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a...
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Category: Opinion
It depends on the joke
“Journalists never make it clear when you are joking.”—David Bailey IF I were a candidate in the...
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Recycling of used cooking oil
DEAR Mr. President, According to Microsoft Copilot, “there is a law in the Philippines that...
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It’s OK to kill all the lawyers but not the sin-nators?
“Since we all know that death is inevitable, I don’t really see the difference between dying...
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Why Yulo’s Olympic gold is more valuable than Pacquiao’s 8 world titles
“Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life...
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The taming of artificial intelligence
The United States Congress is already conducting hearings about how to develop and harness...
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But Jamjam doesn’t sink
“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.”— Mao Zedong THE main...
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Being a good surgeon does not make one a good carpenter
Earlier last week, my social media thread suddenly became vibrant with posts from friends making...
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Some thoughts about Boracay
The popular Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan, Palawan and Siargao in Surigao del Norte recently and have consistently secured spots in the Condé Nast Traveler Top 10 Readers’ Choice Awards. Boracay placed third, Palawan earned sixth while Siargao got tenth place.
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On the denial of Sara’s confidential fund requests
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.
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Difficult to justify; mayor apologizes
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.
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