Out of the fire

by Gonzalo Duque

December 21, 2025 in Out of the fire

The Punch’s Christmas without Ermin

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…
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December 16, 2025 in Out of the fire

Manong Joe at 90, outlives most PH leaders

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…
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December 6, 2025 in Out of the fire

Kiko Barzaga’s Five

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…
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November 30, 2025 in Out of the fire

Was Ping Lacson just stating the obvious?

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,…
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November 22, 2025 in Out of the fire

The end is near

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…
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