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Ferdinand Topacio

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Baste’d

Baste’d

Those who were expecting Mayor Baste to be roasted were roundly disappointed. Hizzoner was calm and collected, answering every question spontaneously, politely…

‘Just tiis’

‘Just tiis’

Deniece’s ordeal is a textbook illustration of how power and influence could be used to foist an injustice.

Sweet sixteen

Sweet sixteen

Now some senators, who are sworn to protect the Constitution, are the ones eroding the safeguards instituted by its framers.

‘Malay ko’

‘Malay ko’

Aside from stability in political leadership, the decentralization of governmental power to the federal states has been credited with its rapid economic…

Sole searching

Sole searching

Of course, Boying Remulla, whose definition of ‘judicial misconduct’ is any court ruling that does not agree with his opinion, would not shut up.

Stew feed

Stew feed

Some members of our legislature might also be wishing they were lawmakers in India, so they cannot be labeled ‘crocodiles,’ ‘betrayers,’ or ‘dictatorial.’

Kadayawan and only

Kadayawan and only

As a plus, Davao City is extremely safe, and the people are friendly, perhaps because they are so prosperous.

Reopening Floodgate(s)

Reopening Floodgate(s)

Now the floods and the elephantine question in the room — who should answer for the stolen flood control money — are again at the forefront.

Hocus bonus

Hocus bonus

Energized by the trust placed in me by the second-highest official of the land (and a bar topnotcher to boot), like the Energizer Bunny, I ran home and kept…

Racket Man

Racket Man

‘Mr. President, please pack all your House allies into a spacecraft and send them up Uranus.’