Partisan politics by people in gov’t
LAST WEEK Senator Manny Pacquiao took to the Senate floor and berated Secretary Alfonso Cusi for prioritizing politics over his regular job as the...
Will Davao political dynasty become national?
YESTERDAY’S news feed was abuzz with mayor Sara Duterte’s meeting with Bongbong and Imee Marcos in Davao City. By her body language, the presidential...
When his word is the law
OVER the weekend Senator Leila De Lima denounced the red-tagging of a lawyer based in Zambales province on a Facebook page that has been...
He started a joke
PILLORIED by a hailstorm of criticism and ridicule after backing out of his own debate challenge against Justice Antonio Carpio, President Rodrigo Duterte once...
Carpio shellacks Duterte
PUBLIC awareness is Justice Antonio Carpio’s foremost challenge should he throw his hat in the political arena.
A week ago, no one would have objected...
Culpable violation of the Constitution?
IT IS THE constitutional duty of the President to enforce all the laws within Philippine territory. He cannot choose to enforce some laws and...
Drilon after Parlade’s scalp
SENATOR Franklin Drilon is seeking the Senate’s censure of General Antonio Parlade Jr. who serves as spokesperson of the National Task Force to End...
Cracks in the ruling party
IT WAS A visibly incensed Sen. Manny Pacquiao who came out last week to denounce a resolution signed by his own party-mates at the...
A piece of paper can kill you
YES, A SEARCH warrant signed by a judge can now result in death, even multiple deaths.
As this is being written, nine people have been...
Failed drug war
THE FATAL encounter between elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Quezon City last week tells...