Out of the fire

by Gonzalo Duque

November 17, 2024 in Out of the fire

“What is happening to our country?”

By Gonzalo Duque   “I am really surprised, in my more than a century in this planet, this is the first time that a concrete bridge is blown down by a typhoon. Weird!!! Something really is wrong and ugly. Wasteful expenditures of public fund. Someone must have become richer, to…
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November 10, 2024 in Out of the fire

Blunders in the House and the council

By Gonzalo Duque   THE QuadCom hearings, which some people would like to call as Tuwad Com hearings, of the House of Representatives, have been finally unmasked. They were actually organized to prepare the possible impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. This was revealed by no less than Rep.…
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November 3, 2024 in Out of the fire

Take Digong to court, if you must

By Gonzalo Duque   THE Senate inquiry that heard the allegations against former President Rodrigo Duterte turned out to be a circus and a dud. Those who were expecting that former President Duterte would be cornered and make himself publicly humiliated instead become a laughing stock in the eyes of…
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October 28, 2024 in Out of the fire

Ordeal not yet over

By Gonzalo Duque   THE typhoon season has become more calamitous. The most recent, Typhoon Kristine, has shown its devastating effect all over the country. Other typhoons are coming. Watch out, Typhoon Leon is going to roar in the coming few days. But what worries me more though is the…
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October 13, 2024 in Out of the fire

The perils of public service

By Gonzalo Duque   AS I was writing this column, I was informed that the Ombudsman has dismissed the administrative case filed against my brother, former Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, in connection with the transfer of funds from the Department of Health to the Department of Budget and…
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