Cayetano, drug war, De Lima By Ulysses R. Butuyan   ALAN WANTS COPS, SOLDIERS SLAIN IN DRUG WAR HONORED. The living receives service merits, awards, medals and promotions for “jobs well done.” What’s in store for those “suspects” slain by their own comrades? DUTERTE IS BACK AT WORK DESPITE MIGRAINE…

‘I told you not to vote for me’—Duterte By Gonzalo Duque   WE, most of us, must have been lustily entertained by the “bloody” testimony of Edgar Matobato, who claims to be a member of the Davao Death Squad, against President Digong at the televised Senate hearing on summary killings….

Duterte, shabu, De Lima By Ulysses R. Butuyan   SUMMIT IN LAOS: THEY ALL WANT TO MEET DUTERTE. They better not look like drug suspects. ASINGAN MAYOR DENIES ALLEGED DRUG LINKS, SAYING THAT THE REPORTED KOREANS AND CHINESE SEEN IN HER ALLEGED POULTRY FARM-DRUG LABORATORY WERE JUST CHICKENS. There’s more…

Mr. Villar has given notice that he will temporarily be on leave and will resume writing soon. — Editor   Active Anti-Drugs Advisory Council is key By Bebot Villar   LOOKS like the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled on October 31 will be postponed for next year! Obviously, the…

The Grand Torino story By Gonzalo Duque   THERE is no doubt that President Digong is fast becoming a real and authentic leader of Filipinos. Even in a worldwide perspective, that is. Kayo ha, you thought, he was going to be a probinsyano president. Probinsyiano nga, but with a difference!…

Asingan, Duterte, De Lima By Ulysses R. Butuyan   SUMMIT IN LAOS: THEY ALL WANT TO MEET DUTERTE. They better not look like drug suspects. ASINGAN MAYOR DENIES ALLEGED DRUG LINKS, SAYING THAT THE REPORTED KOREANS AND CHINESE SEEN IN HER ALLEGED POULTRY FARM-DRUG LABORATORY WERE JUST CHICKENS. There’s more…

West Africans’ drug ring By Bebot Villar   AUTHORITIES in the province should continue to be on the look–out for members of the West African Drug Syndicate or WADS who seek Filipina students to be lured to the illegal drug trade as drug mules! This syndicate uses this modus operandi,…

Digong a man of action, Erap a man of acting By Gonzalo Duque   THAT’S a good one we read in a Manila paper about Cong. Spines seeing the President to clear his name in the drug issue. You know, one’s name is the most precious property we have. Good…

Duterte, drug war, death penalty By Ulysses R. Butuyan   MOST OFW’S STRANDED IN SAUDI WISH TO STAY, GOV’T EXECS FIND. Purgatory is cooler than Hell. COPS LINKED TO DRUGS, SLAYS. Is that meant to surprise readers? MORE THAN HALF OF 1,779 KILLINGS BLAMED ON VIGILANTES. No war versus vigilantes?…

Barangay officials should take drug test By Bebot Villar   THIS corner fully supports the resolution adopted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan urging all barangay officials to take the drug test! The president of the Federation of  Liga ng mga Barangay herself, Board Member Jinky Zaplan, urged her fellow punong barangays…