OPINION

The question remains – did Michael Yang himself have ready access to at least P7 Billion to pay manufacturers in China at the drop of a hat? Or, given the jumbling of dates and inspection reports uncovered by the Senate, is it more likely that cash advances were made by the government?   The Senate …

Marami sa mga Pilipino ngayon ang nagsasabing nasusuka na sila sa estilo ng maraming kandidato noon at ngayon na naninira sila ng kanilang mga kalaban upang tiyakin lamang ang kanilang panalo. Lumilitaw kasi na ang mga kandidatong naninira, sa kanilang sariling pagpapahayag, o sa pamamagitan ng mga bayarang nagpapahayag, ay mga kandidatong walang nagawang mabuti. …

Now that everyone is on the move, it is about time that we go back to a semi-normal life, not forgetting of course the health and safety protocols that need to be adhered to for everyone’s safety. It is sad that during the pandemic season we became strangers to each other with almost everyone just …

The election fever can be felt already as the filing of certificate of candidacy (COC) started last October 1, 2021. This time around the campaign strategy will be different from what it used to be because of the unprecedented pandemic. This is really a big challenge for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) especially in preparing …

BPI AMTC remains at the forefront of financial inclusion in the country by making sure that there is a suitable BPI Invest Fund that addresses the needs of their clients, wherever they are in their investment journey. In a previous post, I cited the sad cases of sports heroes of yesteryears, who earned huge fortunes …

“Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.” –H. L. Mencken   We have mentioned this more than a dozen times in the past: no candidate or Filipino politician for that matter will admit he lost after the election. The moment he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC), a Filipino politician …

Mysteries and myths of the ocean became interesting topics during an episode of the annual Boses ng Marino Online Karaoke Challenge as part of the 26th National Seafarers Day (NSD). One of these mythical creatures of various legends and lore are the mermaids or merfolks known to be half human and half fish. Atty. Dennis …

To be sure, if we have to truly Christian, we need to be tough, really tough. Christ himself was tough, but with the toughness of love that goes all the way of assuming all the sins of men by offering his life on the cross. To be Christ-like we need to be tough. At the …

In Costa Rica, not only are local healthcare teams involved in scheduling vaccination appointments, they are also responsible for personally visiting households assigned to them to deliver basic services whenever needed. With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging,  many can’t help but ask how some countries were able to curb the deadly disease while others struggled …

If father and daughter can’t be transparent to the people about their candidacies, how can we expect them to be transparent in their dealings once they retain or reclaim the Malacanang next year? “Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.” – George Henry Lewes   If President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, …