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Bong Go’s inarticulate defense: A teleserye testimony
Thursday, 13 November 2025 08:03 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Third of a seriesMY column last week drew varied reactions, but what was truly “nakakataba ng puso” was the overwhelming agreement from fellow Davaoeños with the article as satire. I told them, half in jest, that my prose sharpens when…
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From aide to Svengali: Bong Go’s metamorphosis
Wednesday, 05 November 2025 10:26 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Second of a seriesSPOILER alert! I am a proud Davaoeño. So is Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go who I was acquainted with as Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s aide. I am neither a contractor nor a recipient of any favors from either. Many…
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The holy art of denial: Joel Villanueva’s grandstand redemption
Thursday, 30 October 2025 01:50 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
First of two partsLAST week, Filipinos missed the legislative hearings and saw nothing from the opaque ICI; instead, they were regaled with hypocritical displays from Senators Joel Villanueva and Bong Go. The latter’s corruption narrative follows CLTG Builders’ rise during…
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The unsheathing of swords: Politically motivated — so what! Goprit!
Wednesday, 22 October 2025 09:11 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
MY column last week was on Jesus Crispin Remulla declaring war on the Dutertes. It was not a figurative skirmish, but a categorical public pronouncement aimed squarely at Deegong’s administration. In no uncertain terms, Remulla announced that his immediate priority…
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Boying Remulla – declaring war on the Dutertes, plus, plus
Wednesday, 15 October 2025 19:55 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
SINCE the 1986 restoration of democracy, upon the adoption of the 1987 Constitution, the Office of the Ombudsman was created to be the Philippines’ chief institution against graft and abuse of power. From Conrado Vasquez (appointed by Cory, 1988-1995), the…
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PH foreign policy: Between the Eagle and the Dragon
Thursday, 25 September 2025 20:50 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
THUCYDIDES warned that the rise of a new power unsettles an old order and makes conflict more likely. Our Harvard professor Graham Allison’s modernized that lesson as the “Thucydides Trap” — a reminder that the rivalry between a rising China…
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The second Lacson exposé: The tightening noose amid a coup
Wednesday, 17 September 2025 07:48 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
LAST week, I covered Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s exposé on how human actions turn floods into disasters. Today’s column focuses on the dramatis personae — legislators, Cabinet members, government officials and local authorities involved in corruption — who exploit the…
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The deluge of greed: How creative corruption drowns a nation
Wednesday, 10 September 2025 01:07 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
THERE is a cruel irony emerging in our country today. As swollen rivers sweep away homes and drown entire communities, billions of pesos meant to protect them have vanished. They were stolen in plain sight, disguised as “flood control projects.”Sen.…
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