By Gonzalo Duque WE just came to learn that House Speaker Martin Romualdez has stopped his party-mates or friends in Congress from denying or slashing the budget for the Office of the Vice President. This came about right after a press interview of Vice President Sara Duterte wherein she…
By Leonardo Micua IT seems that the people of Dagupan will now have to kiss the planned P150-million Mother and Child Hospital, courtesy of the Department of Health (DOH), goodbye following a resolution adopted by the seven majority in the city council that in the words of City Legal…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo CONTEMPLATION. That is what birthdays mean to me. An occasion to be grateful for the many things, good and bad, that continue to weave into our human life. Often, we celebrate with friends and family, or with a special person whose presence inspires, or with…
By Farah G. Decano IN observation of Law Week this September, the Lyceum Northwestern University (L-NU) College of Law was honored to have the online presence of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio. He spoke on Philippine Island Territories in the West Philippine Sea. Justice Carpio started…
By Eva C. Visperas POGI su wala. Atan su tuwa. (There is Pogi. That’s the truth). In a lighthearted take on the controversial Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) issue involving the ‘Alisel’ tandem et al, Dr. Roland Mejia, in a recent talk with few newsmen that included this corner, somehow…
By Rex Catubig CONVALESCING September through expectant October is when the tall, slender and majestic talahib bursts into silky white feathery flowers. And as the gentle Amihan blows from the northeast, the talahib sways and dances rhythmically with the refreshing breeze–waving its plumy gossamer quill bloom at the colorful…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. LET’S talk about the ongoing committee hearings on POGO in both Senate and the House of Reps. First, what’s common about them: They’re asking the same questions. (What a waste of time and resources) There is no prior approved motion of any recommended amendment or…
By Gonzalo Duque IF there was one blessing in disguise during the martial law days from 1972, it was the establishment of the Batasang Pambansa following the dissolution of Congress several years back. But it seems we cannot say the same things today in light of what is happening…
By Leonardo Micua JUST three weeks after the Philippine National Police (PNP) was branded in a congressional hearing as the “biggest crime group in the Philippines”, it was again put in the spotlight following the shocking revelation in the Senate that it was an ex-PNP chief who helped dismissed mayor…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I knocked in a room where some students were cooking as we were about to use the room at 3pm for rehearsal. The lady in charge was surprised and annoyed and blurted, “shit!” Keeping my cool I told her, “You should vacate, and why are…
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