Out of the fire
An unlikely reconciliation
By Gonzalo Duque I found it funny that the administration of President Bongbong Marcos has offered to reconcile with the Dutertes without any precondition at all. The Dutertes, I believe, will never reconcile with the President, given the result of the May 12 elections and the impending impeachment trial…
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Precursor to the 2028 elections
By Gonzalo Duque WE had Mayor Belen as our guest during our podcast The Punching Duo last May 17. Ermin and I observed that Mayor Belen is now a picture of a relaxed public servant, having won by a margin of more than 40,000 votes. Indeed, she can now…
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What’s the new city hall plan?
By Gonzalo Duque LET us congratulate the winners of the just-concluded national and local elections. To those who did not make it, my magnanimous message to you is, “better luck next time” and learn from the wisdom of our great philosopher that “service to humanity is the best work…
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INC backs entire Unliserbisyo team
By Gonzalo Duque AS I was writing this column, I heard that the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) just announced their candidates for Dagupan City, including mayor, vice mayor, and down to the last councilor – all from the Unliserbisyo team. One might ask why a religious group endorsed an…
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My senatorial list
By Gonzalo Duque THE elections are just around the corner. And the Alyansa senatorial candidates, to my mind, are still finding it hard to beat the candidates of the PDP Laban. More so with the investigation initiated by Senator Imee Marcos recommending the prosecution of Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla,…
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