Bangsamoro bill hangs
THE Bangsamoro draft law is not likely to be submitted to Congress anytime soon because the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has refused to accept what it called a “drastically altered” measure. The head of the government peace panel, Miriam … Read more »
Power crisis may extend until 2015 – Petilla
UNLESS the government takes bold steps to address the power crisis, the shortage in electricity that has triggered rotating brownouts in Luzon will continue until next year, Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla warned on Tuesday. Petilla projected that Luzon will … Read more »
Budget chief ready for faceoff with Senators
FOR the first time since the Supreme Court (SC) struck out the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) for being unconstitutional, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad will publicly defend the controversial budget scheme when he attends the scheduled Senate hearing on the issue … Read more »
Pacquiao in Binay’s Senate line-up
Filipino boxing superstar and Sarangani congressman Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao is among the big names being considered by the opposition in its senatorial line-up for the 2016 elections, Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Tuesday. ”As of now, we have … Read more »
Answer Jardeleza petition, Supreme Court orders JBC
THE Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to explain the alleged “railroading” of Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza’s nomination to the lone vacancy in the High Court. Jardeleza filed a petition for a temporary restraining … Read more »
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Editorial
Blowing smoke to back PNoy’s demagoguery
After President Benigno Aquino’s lies and demagoguery about his and Secretary Florencio Abad’s illegal and unconstitutional Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), now we get smoke from his acolytes. The biggest lie the President tells is that the DAP money that Secretary Abad “disbursed” benefited the people. And his acolytes have... Read more »
From our Readers
Former Speaker Fuentebella’s lawyer corrects Columnist Ronquillo
We write on behalf of our client, former Speaker Arnulfo P. Fuentebella, concerning Mr. Marlen V. Ronquillo’s distorted and myopic presentation of... Read more »DAP and DAR
DAR made full page announcements in the leading dailies that notwithstanding the expiry of our Agrarian laws as of June 30, 2014. DAR still did not... Read more »Cuts in electric power supply during storms
I have been In the Philippines now for over five years. I love the people and the country! What concerns me, however, is that every time we have a... Read more »NAIA GM clarifies ‘50 workers report’
We refer to the July 3, 2014 article of Mr. Benjie Vergara regarding “50 NAIA workers” who fear losing their jobs as a result of the integration... Read more »A wider cage in which to roam
Among the few things I applauded GMA for -0 a pure evil she wasn’t -- was her progressive libertarian Memo Circular No. 155 of Nov. 17, 2004,... Read more »
Sports
Little to gain from Algieri fight
Algieri says he’ll make Pacquiao feel ‘too old’
Blue Eagles, Bulldogs aim for third wins
Altas stake unbeaten slate
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The Sunday Times Magazine
Cirilo Bautista and his lifelong affair with words
Months before President Benigno Aquino 3rd announced the 17th batch of National Artists, word already gone around on the conferment of one multi-awarded Filipino writer by the name Cirilo Bautista. Thus, when the official proclamation was made on June 20, … Read more »
Teaching children to create beautiful music
In a small music room in Tondo, Manila, violin music fills the air as kids, some not even three feet tall, go through their scales. Over the noise of students practicing, the familiar melody of Pink’s “Just Give Me a … Read more »
New handbook gets your ‘tax’ straight
Matinee idol Dingdong Dantes and ‘Tax Whiz’ Mon Abrea push for tax awareness WITH the country’s economy on the rise, more business opportunities are opening up for Filipino entrepreneurs nationwide. There are also long-standing establishments that continue to grow, now … Read more »
Analysis & Commentary
Nationalize Meralco
Second of Two Parts It’s been a week, and many parts of the National Capital Region and Southern Luzon are still without electricity. And these are supposed to be the country’s most developed areas, which account for 50 percent of our GDP and a third of our population. The company in charge of this area is the country’s biggest power firm, Meralco. It has never been as profitable as it has been in the past several years, with its ultimate biggest controlling stockholder, Anthoni... Read more »
Little to gain from Algieri fight
I wonder whoever got the idea that Manny Pacquiao square off with new World Boxing Organization (WBO) light welterweight champion Chris Algieri, because the Filipino has little to gain and a lot to lose from the fight. Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight … Read more »
Nostalgic for my alma mater
It was an invitation I could not say no to. After 25 years from my college graduation, I was invited back to my university alma mater for a conference. These days, the university campus has evolved from a few buildings … Read more »
SC to PNoy: Get off your high horse
It is not too accurate to view the 13-0 DAP vote of the Supreme Court as a landmark in constitutional interpretation. The DAP, in the context of three co-equal branches of government—and with Congress as the branch in charge of … Read more »
16th Congress like a legislature under martial law
Recent political developments remind me of martial law and the Batasan (1984-1986) which I covered for the now defunct Veritas Newsmagazine. (The only other Batasan reporters still active in journalism today are Mr & Ms’s Joey Nolasco, now with Inquirer; … Read more »
A subservient, sycophant, sleazy Congress
Here it comes: the inevitable Aquino administration backlash against the Supreme Court for its unanimous decisions declaring both the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) and the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) unconstitutional. There may be good governance reasons to investigate and … Read more »
Error in application
During the Joint Congressional Canvassing Committee hearing on May 26, 2010 at the Batasang Pambansa (BP) hall, Sen. Enrile asked a question why the computer servers in BP and PICC had 256 million and 150,000 million registered voters, respectively, though … Read more »
Legal Advice
Giving up on a condominium unit
Dear PAO, I am planning to buy a condominium unit in Pasig City. I am just awaiting approval of my loan because I intend to purchase that residential unit on installment basis. Assuming that I have already signed the agreement … Read more »
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