By Gonzalo Duque   I cannot understand why the new owner of The Sunday Punch has ordered me to write my column only two times a month, instead of weekly. It’s the same with my fellow columnists Leonardo Micua, Farah Decano, Eva Visperas, Rex Catubig, and Virginia Pasalo. (Did I…

By Gonzalo Duque   I wish everybody a hopeful and prayerful New Year. May your families be safe, sound, and remain healthy throughout the 2026 season! *          *          *          * We have seen a lot of changes in our political system and observed that a new breed of leaders is…

By Gonzalo Duque   THEY should put more nuclear power plants not only in Labrador but all over the country, as many as where the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites are located. Kawawang Pilipinas! *          *          *          * Happy New Year to Mayor Belen Fernandez, VM Bryan Kua and…

By Gonzalo Duque    MERRY Christmas to all our readers. We have been writing for The Sunday Punch for quite a long time. Each Christmas party of The Punch, our Publisher Ermin Garcia Jr. would invite us to attend. I have never hesitated to grace the occasion, especially when asked…

By Gonzalo Duque    I have not written about Speaker Joe de Venecia for quite some time until I saw a personal invitation for his 90th birthday in Manila to be celebrated on December 28, instead of his December 26th birthdate. There are a lot of stories to be told…

By Gonzalo Duque    THE November 30 rally called A Trillion Peso March led by Tindig ng Pilipinas convenor Kiko Aquino Dee, a grandson of Ninoy and Cory Aquino, and the arch-enemy of Sara Duterte, did not produce the result expected by the left-leaning group, the Pinklawans, Yellowtards and members of…

By Gonzalo Duque   I wonder how President Ferdinand Marcos or his government will end, given the various exposes’ made by former Congressman Zaldy Co, whether the assertions are AI-generated or not, as claimed by Rappler, an online news media organization. The entire Marcos family, from BBM, Lisa, and Sandro,…

By Gonzalo Duque    ALL points indicate that the BBM administration is about to crumble. The November 16 to 17 Iglesia in Cristo (INC) gathering at the Rizal Park concluded with the speech of Senator Imee Marcos finally exposing the drug use of BBM. Even the INC did not anticipate…

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…