Editorial

Similar to his verbal offensive in the war on drugs, Duterte’s rants received immediate results. When former President Rodrigo Duterte uttered the aspiration for an independent Mindanao, many listeners fell off their chairs, and secession hung thick in the air. That happens to people still unfamiliar with the hyperbole of …

The other retired Supreme Court justices at the hearing indicated that the vague provision on the manner of voting in a Constituent Assembly was the target of the PI to undermine the Senate. Illustrious magistrates invited to the Senate hearing on the Resolution of Both Houses 6 last Monday brought …

Ultimately, the state’s right to self-preservation is not absolute; it exists in a delicate balance with the rights and aspirations of its people. National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, declaring on Sunday the government’s resolute opposition to any attempts at secession being floated by some groups in Mindanao, has reignited the …

It is important to understand the factors that account for the slower growth of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 at 5.6 percent compared to 7.6 percent in 2022, and below the six to seven percent level projected previously by the government’s economic management team.  According to National …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …