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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Investigations in aid of reelection
By Gonzalo Duque THE ongoing investigations by the Senate and the House of Representatives relative to POGO, EJK, and illegal drugs seem to be going nowhere. Our people are beginning to see the zarzuela or circus in these probes. If they continue with the way they have been treating…
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Keep PUNCHing, Sara
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…
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Duterte-Marcoleta team in 2028?
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…
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Cong Marcoleta deserves to be in the senate
By Gonzalo Duque WE just learned that the House of Representatives, through the Committee on Appropriation, recommended P733 million budget for next year of the Office of the Vice President, cutting the proposed original budget of P2.3 billion. The committee re-allocated the bigger chunk of P1.567 billion as additional…
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