Out of the fire

by Gonzalo Duque

July 19, 2025 in Out of the fire

An impending brawl in the Senate

By Gonzalo Duque   THE 20th Congress is about to unfold on June 28. The members of the prosecution panel for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte are now itching to do their work and be given the chance to grandstand and crucify Sara without mercy. On the other…
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July 13, 2025 in Out of the fire

A matter of accountability

By Gonzalo Duque   A lot of things have been happening in Dagupan City lately. The determination of Mayor Belen Fernandez to bring the contractors of the former Lim administration to court is a case in point. It is good that today, the Sangguniang Panlungsod is composed of the allies…
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June 30, 2025 in Out of the fire

Starting the fire

By Gonzalo Duque   THE impeachment brouhaha may not result in anything as the group supporting the impeachment process, like Rep-elect Leila de Lima and all the other congressional representatives assigned to prosecute Vice President Sara Duterte are headed to nothingness. Maybe, they should instead pay attention to the myriad…
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June 22, 2025 in Out of the fire

Brace for global conflicts’ impact

By Gonzalo Duque   THE chaos around the world has started to engulf several countries, especially underdeveloped and developing ones, like the Philippines, as a consequence of the  Iran-Israeli conflict, which has been raging for more than one week now. But instead of addressing our myriad of economic problems spawned…
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June 13, 2025 in Out of the fire

Out to oust VP Sara

By Gonzalo Duque   THE 19th Congress has just concluded with some legislations still pending. The attention of the legislature has been mainly confined to the impeachment of our Vice President  Sara Duterte. The orchestration and the magnitude of the process can only be summed up to what I call…
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