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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Speaking Out

Pede is dedo?

FEDERALISM is not dead in the water but certainly it is in for rough sailing. To date, the idea still sounds foreign to most Filipinos...

Decongesting EDSA

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE THE METRO Manila Development Authority temporarily postponed implementation of its proposed “EDSA driver only rush hour ban” pending further consultation with...

Stupid experiment?

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE THE EXPERIMENTAL run last week of “EDSA driver-only rush hour ban” drew mixed reactions from motorists. Angry reactions ranged from calling the...

Moving towards greater financial inclusion

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE WITH a heritage unmatched in Philippine banking, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has every reason to be jubilant as it...

The theology of money and banking

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE WITH the permission of Most Reverend Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, I am reprinting his homily during the mass on Aug....

The long road to peace and development

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE FINALLY, President Rody signed into law on Thursday last week the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) which seeks to end the decades-old...

What’s happening to our police?

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE IN A NUTSHELL, the current state of our national police can be summed up by the Filipino saying, Lahat ng gubat...

The dreamer just keeps going

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE WHEN he pioneered in land reclamation in the Philippines more than four decades ago, Delfin J. Wenceslao, Jr. (alternatively Ding or...

Hating kapatid

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE LOCAL government units (LGUs) will be richer next year (hopefully), thanks to last week’s Supreme Court ruling clarifying the method of...

Muntinlupa’s smart card

BY IGNACIO R. BUNYE ALREADY adjudged by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce as the Most Business-Friendly LGU last year, the Muntinlupa City government under Mayor...