Hail to the chair by Victor Avecilla
Doy Laurel in Philippine history
November 18, 2017 marked the 89th birth anniversary of the late Vice President Salvador “Doy” Laurel. The Laurel family celebrated...
The Alvarez-Sereno collision course
The impeachment complaint filed against the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by lawyer Lorenzo Gadon appears to have set...
Understanding the impeachment process
Surprisingly, the jurisprudence on impeachment proceedings appears to favor form rather than substance. In other words, once an impeachment case...
Understanding the impeachment process
The impeachment complaint filed by lawyer Lorenzo Gadon against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has been in the...
SLEX anomalies
The South Luzon Expressway or SLEX is a big disappointment. It’s operated more as a business enterprise rather than as...
Gross incompetence at Danny Lim’s MMDA
The coming yuletide season brings with it the usual spectre of traffic gridlocks and transportation nightmares. It’s a problem for...
Zubiri’s obvious desire for publicity
(Part 2) Unlike Zubiri, the DoJ is in a better position to investigate the UST hazing incident because it has...
Zubiri’s obvious desire for publicity
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri really knows how to exploit a situation for his own political benefit. Back in May 2007,...
More double talk from Robredo
It’s bad enough that the validity of her installation to office is still being disputed in the Supreme Court sitting...
The NoKor nuke threat and the rearming of Japan
(Part 2) For its part, Beijing shares the same sentiments of Moscow. Beijing equates the elimination of North Korea by...
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