Go slams ‘financial gymnastics’ budget case
Christopher Bong Go challenges government economic managers over the use of unprogrammed funds and alleged budget reallocations, linking a Supreme Court of the…
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Blood stains white barongs
He died because the line was too long, the relief too slow and the policy too cruel.
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Ejercito advises caution on BSKE delay
JV Ejercito urges careful review of proposals to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections amid oil crisis concerns, despite constitutional…
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Trump’s scorecard — pass or fail?
Ten years ago, Hilary Clinton fairly warned of Donald Trump as commander-in-chief, particularly of him ‘making life or death decisions on behalf of the…
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Gov’t ditches tax cuts on gas, diesel
Filipinos were anticipating the suspension or reduction of the excise tax on gasoline and diesel to preserve their purchasing power.
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Pro-Poor forever
The real inequality: Who gets to inconvenience others and get away with it.
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Time to call RSA’s bluff
Fitch Solutions unit, CreditSights, said in a recent report that the benefits of a government buyback decisively outweigh the risks.
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If the President is incapacitated
In effect, Tito Sotto, or whoever the Senate President is, can assume office until an election is once again called for that purpose.
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Queerbating
America, supposedly the bastion of modern democracy, ironically used to have slaves and treat women unjustly.
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Billionaires must give back
A wealth tax of one to three percent, based on Ibon’s estimate, can generate P500 to P600 billion a year, if it covers 3,000 Filipino billionaires with total…
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Lifting term limits
Instead of cultivating new talent and ideas, term limits have perpetuated a cycle of mediocrity and political substitutions within families.
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Toink! Term limits breed fools — ‘Boying’
‘That term limit is the real problem. For me, political dynasty is not the issue.’
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Marcos-Kakampink ‘alliance’ sparks ‘kiss of death’ debate
Debate intensifies in the Philippines over a potential Marcos Jr.–Kakampink/Dilawan alliance to block Sara Duterte in 2028, sparking criticism, cautious…
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18 Marines as political tools
What must be guarded against — perhaps even more vigilantly — is the tendency to turn serious allegations into political theater.
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Target or ally?
When push comes to shove, what happens to us? Because look at what just went down in the Gulf, and many swear they’re seeing our future.
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Win-win solution
Instead of prioritizing health, transportation, water, housing and safety, the city administration is ready to spend billions on a project that could become…
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Flawed logic of a ‘sachet’
If poverty alone were the cause of drug peddling, then every poor person would sell drugs.
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