By Gonzalo Duque   THE forthcoming National Days of Protest led by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) religious sect for three days starting November 16 to 18, is making the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. nervous. A lot of counter-moves by the administration have been going on in a…

By Gonzalo Duque    Ss I was writing my column, a Super Typhoon named by weathermen as Uwan, is fast approaching Northern and Central Luzon. A certain seer by the name of Pastor Perez, a black faith minister, predicted and further predicts that calamities will visit our country from the…

By Gonzalo Duque   THE Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), through Justice Andres Reyes, has released an initial recommendation to charge Senators Joel Villanueva and Jinggoy Estrada, as well as former Congressman Zaldy Co and others, for plunder, violation of the anti-graft law, and bribery. It is believed that the…

By Gonzalo Duque   THE concerns raised by business groups in our country should prompt the Marcos administration to take note. Not all of them insist that the hearings of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) be held in public, so our people would know the extent of the corruption…

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…

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…

By Gonzalo Duque   A lot of events vis-a-vs disasters, e.g. typhoons, earthquakes, flooding, and volcanic eruptions, have been frequently visiting our country. These are all natural calamities. But the worst disaster that we have is the rampant graft and corruption in almost all levels of our government. The present…

By Gonzalo Duque   THE moro-moro that just happened in the House of Representatives might have mitigated the anger of the public, so they say. But for those who are more circumspect in appreciating the issues confronting the House of Representatives, the change in leadership could just merely be a…

By Gonzalo Duque   WHY is corruption in the Philippines everywhere, or shall we say, every corner? While the flavor of the month today is the rampaging floods visiting our archipelago, we are merely scratching the surface. It is no longer surprising that no less than South Korean president Lee…

By Gonzalo Duque   THE Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation, headed by Senator Rodante Marcoleta, into the botched flood control projects done by unscrupulous contractors under the watch of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) resumed last September 1. It initially gave us  a glimpse of how the…