Khan’s visit was spent more with the usual critics, including those aligned with the communist movement that seeks to topple the government. Similar to sending a scout before a major assault, United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan swept through the government institutions in a 10-day visit that had her talking …
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Philippines-Vietnam strategic partnership anchored on enduring people-to-people ties
The Philippines leveled up its bilateral ties with Vietnam following President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s state visit last week. In 2015, the two countries forged a strategic partnership. Their diplomatic ties date back to 1976 during the incumbency of the President’s father; his mother, former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos laid the …
Read More »Smear pawn, perjurer
Lascañas has been pulled from the dirty tricks drawer and is now spewing lies of grander proportion as he now implicates Duterte and his children. Proof that the destabilizers are stoking the rift forming between the camps of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte is the …
Read More »Demolition squad reactivated
Now it seems the money well has been refilled, from which source would be easy to deduce. When discredited putschist Antonio Trillanes IV recently came out of the woodwork amid the furor about the International Criminal Court, or ICC, surreptitiously sending in probers to investigate the drug war, the lying …
Read More »Torn between devil and deep blue sea
As the political landscape in the Philippines continues to evolve, the ongoing word war between President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and former President Rodrigo Duterte has put Sara Duterte, the latter’s daughter, in a delicate position. The phrase “torn between the devil and the deep blue sea” aptly captures the …
Read More »Defective from start
The debate stems from the Constitution not explicitly stating whether the House of Representatives and the Senate should vote jointly or separately on proposed amendments to the Charter. While the Senate has all the motivation to halt the revision of the Constitution since the possibility remains that the chamber will …
Read More »Manila Bay’s plastic plague
We’re not talking about a mere sprinkling of plastic but a whopping 90 percent of the litter in Manila Bay. As the sun sets over the once-glistening waters of Manila Bay, a darker reality emerges from the depths. It’s a reality where plastic reigns supreme, choking the life out of …
Read More »Crime’s vicissitudes
Gallup said the Philippines ranked third among the safest countries in Southeast Asia with an index score of 86 behind Vietnam’s 92 and Indonesia’s 90. The Philippine National Police, or PNP, made a huge splash with a recent global report naming the Philippines as among the “safest nations” in the …
Read More »Recalling Covid-19’s onset; delivering better health care
Four years ago, on Jan. 30, 2020, the Department of Health recorded the first Covid-19 case in the country, a Chinese national. After the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared “an end to Covid-19 as a public health emergency on May 5, 2023,” the total death toll stood …
Read More »Dismantle UNRWA
Guterres asked UNRWA donor nations not to throw the baby with the bathwater as the agency was allegedly tainted only by a few bad eggs. If God is with us, who can be against us? How about the United Nations or, at the very least its officials? This may well …
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