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Pres. DU30 should not waste his last 3 years

Tuesday, 04 June 2019 11:50 Written by
It was the first time in ages that I was out of the country during the mid-term elections as my plane left on May 11 for our family vacation in Europe. So when the results of the elections came I…

It is time to have a debate on term limits

Thursday, 30 May 2019 15:57 Written by
“No one is that indispensable.”— George WillFirst wordWASHINGTON Post columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author George Will wrote this withering argument for term limits that will make even our most entrenched officials (Drilon? Sotto? Lacson?) blush.Will issued the opinion in 2008…

No time to discuss federalism – Sotto

Friday, 24 May 2019 14:41 Written by
Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd said on Thursday there was no chance for the Senate to pass any measure on federalism because Congress would adjourn in less than a month.Congress is set to resume session on May 20 and will…

Magic 12

Friday, 24 May 2019 14:36 Written by
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formally proclaimed 12 senators elected in the May 13 midterm elections after the canvassing of all 167 Certificates of Canvass (COCs), including that from the United States, have been completed.Elected senators are Senator Cynthia…

Bato to exhume death penalty

Friday, 24 May 2019 14:24 Written by
The moderately quite voice of senator-elect Ronald dela Rosa will upswing its decibel to fortissimo level in his cry to restore death penalty, now that he is comfortable of the 5th senatorial slate.Capital punishment is inflicting in different methods like…

Media influence during the elections

Friday, 24 May 2019 13:30 Written by
AS ALWAYS, post-election offers an interesting area for study. The current one tendered the end of dynasties of massive political stalwarts like the Eusebios in Pasig, Ejercitos in San Juan, Hagedorns in Palawan and the Floirendos in Davao del Norte.But…

Rise and fall of family dynasties

Thursday, 16 May 2019 12:13 Written by
I am writing this column the day after the May 13 mid-term elections. While the initial results have already come out, I think that a deeper analysis of the results should be done after an interval of at least one…

Third telco unfairly scrutinized

Tuesday, 12 February 2019 13:14 Written by
THE country’s newest telco hasn’t even gotten off the ground yet but is already catching a lot of flak from opposition politicians and scaremongers. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for giving everyone (the critics most especially) the democratic space…
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