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Watching the PBBM circus

By | Out of the fire

By Gonzalo Duque   THE circus or spectacle thrown into the PBBM administration is now becoming an irritation. It is very clear that the organization of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) was meant to render the investigation by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee useless. As of press time, ICI…

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Watching the PBBM circus

By October 19, 2025Out of the fire

Common Sense

By | G Spot

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   POLITICIANS often underestimate the common sense of ordinary citizens. To them, the public is there to give them votes, in exchange for their “little mercies” during elections and disasters, where their names appear on every donation they make, taken from the public’s collective taxes used…

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Common Sense

By October 19, 2025G Spot

The Swift Enactment of The Budget

By | Andromeda's Vortex

By Farah G. Decano WHEN former Mayor Al Fernandez, Jr. proudly presented to the public his administration’s annual savings, the astute political observer Atty. Gonzalo Duque offered a sharp counter: savings often resulted from unimplemented or poorly planned projects. Following this logic, we cannot help but question the recent narrative that the swiftness of passing the…

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The Swift Enactment of The Budget

By October 19, 2025Andromeda's Vortex

Truth beneath the ground

By | Newsy News

By Eva C. Visperas   IN a time when noise often drowns out truth, it becomes necessary to see things with our own eyes. And that is exactly what we did  —a quiet, unannounced inspection of the Edades-Bernal Museum site in Dagupan City on October 7, 2025. What we found…

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Truth beneath the ground

By October 19, 2025Newsy News

They burn bridges and dreams (2nd of 2 parts)

By | Entre'acte, Punch Gallery

By Rex Catubig   THE Franklin prevailed despite the predicaments that plagued its reincarnation. Despite its travails of survival, yet another daybreak came, and a silver lining appeared when the visionary Belen T Fernandez was elected Mayor. She had envisioned the Franklin as part of the grandiose plan to develop…

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They burn bridges and dreams (2nd of 2 parts)

Corruption in the DPWH

By | Out of the fire

By Gonzalo Duque   THE findings that there were 421 ghost projects related to flood control nationwide exposed the weaknesses of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as an institution mandated to accomplish its task of providing and addressing the infrastructure needs of our country. Other than addressing…

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Corruption in the DPWH

By October 12, 2025Out of the fire

“Pa-cute”

By | G Spot

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   RECENTLY, so many “pa-cute” reels of politicians pass through my feeds, on Facebook, Thread, Instagram, and X. Some of them pose like harmless, beautiful, desirable faces, love teams, others post tender moments with their families, others lace the reels with humor, even rehashed curses, the…

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“Pa-cute”

By October 12, 2025G Spot

A More Inclusive Public Consultation, Please?

By | Andromeda's Vortex

By Farah G. Decano   MY conversation with a Commission On Audit (COA) Supervisor quickly transitioned from a routine client query to a deep dive into the controversial Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects. What she revealed highlighted a significant disconnect between national infrastructure goals and local governance….

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A More Inclusive Public Consultation, Please?

By October 12, 2025Andromeda's Vortex