First lady speaker of the House
By Johnny Dayang THE rise of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, now Pampanga lawmaker, to the House pinnacle was not ...
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GMA replaces Alvarez as speaker in stunning move
Philippine representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo waves during the start of the third regular session of the 17th Congress in Quezon ...
The people might be sending a message
PRESIDENT Duterte began his administration in June 2016, with very high ratings in the national surveys conducted every three months ...
New Tourism chief sworn in
President Duterte administered the oath of office to Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as the new Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary in Malacañang ...
Duterte may demolish hotels in Boracay Island
Boracay would not be declared as a commercial area, President Duterte said yesterday, as he warned about the possible dismantling ...
Boracay may be placed under Agrarian Reform
The government may place more than half of Boracay Island under agrarian reform based on the proclamation signed by former ...
Carpio now acting CJ
Senior Justice Antonio T. Carpio is now acting Chief Justice (CJ) following the indefinite leave of absence of CJ Maria ...
The biggest show in town
For three days last week, heads of the Asean, their dialogue partners and other global players attended a smorgasborg of ...
Thank you!
THERE is no particular occasion. You just want to give two persons a box of pizza each. One says, “Ito ...
Duterte urges public to uphold rule of law
President Duterte yesterday encouraged the public to honor the Filipino heroes by upholding the rule of law, protecting the nation, ...
Presidential cases – legal and political considerations
IT has long been hoped that the Mamasapano incident of January 15, 2015, be laid to rest after so many ...
For status quo in House positions
We can understand Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s desire to remove party allies led by former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from their ...
Legal & int’l complications over the death penalty
IN 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a “moratorium on the use of the death penalty” in member countries ...
Migration of party members underway
As expected, the migration of congressmen and other officials to the incoming administration party and coalition has begun. Over a ...
A healing presidency
PRESIDENT-elect Rodrigo Duterte has yet to be proclaimed but his lead in the election count is such that everyone is ...
Peace talks must be welcomed
ON Monday, April 25, the New People’s Army (NPA) released five Davao police officers, whom they called “prisoners of war,” ...