“Seventy years, perhaps eighty, that’s the average. And then, ‘the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.’

Ferdinand Topacio · 21 April 2025 · 3 min read

“Escudero may be the first male SP to wear an earring, but his break with tradition is much worse than that: a dilution of the powers of the Legislature that…

Ferdinand Topacio · 14 April 2025 · 3 min read

“The arrangement with Interpol, on the other hand, is not a treaty, but a mere agreement which is non-obligatory. There are no government-to-government…

Ferdinand Topacio · 7 April 2025 · 3 min read

“The Philippines’ tantrum against Timor-Leste, far from nudging it closer to getting Teves back, is making the Philippines look like the one that is immature.

Ferdinand Topacio · 31 March 2025 · 3 min read

“Timor Leste may be a young country, but its people are tough and resilient. In fact, they have beaten a much larger and richer country and its massive army.

Ferdinand Topacio · 24 March 2025 · 3 min read

“Government apologists seem to have forgotten that we have the Constitution, which says in the Bill of Rights that no one shall be arrested EXCEPT upon a…

Ferdinand Topacio · 17 March 2025 · 3 min read

“Some netizens suggest that perhaps he (Ruiz) was the one who brokered the P200-million deals — which were grossly disproportionate to Digital 8’s declared…

Ferdinand Topacio · 10 March 2025 · 3 min read

“What I see is that the President’s recent rant about ‘pinabili lang ng suka’ applies with the greatest of force to Atty. Claire Castro.

Ferdinand Topacio · 3 March 2025 · 3 min read

“In this day and age, toll operators just had to utilize the most ancient and unreliable systems for this purpose.

Ferdinand Topacio · 24 February 2025 · 3 min read