My encounter with a saint
"I felt blessed then; I feel even more blessed now." There have been many occasions in my 70 ...
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Florin Hilbay: From Tondo to Yale and beyond
" 'Pwede na' should no longer be acceptable." The election season has officially begun with the start of ...
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Economics trumps politics
"Focus is still on the surge in prices of basic commodities." "‹ Haven’t you noticed? The filing of certificates ...
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Monsour wants PH bets to prepare early
The task of assembling a competitive Philippine national delegation will take place 14 months before the start of the 2019 Southeast ...
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The supreme Senate
In 2012, during the Corona trial, I wrote about the awesome powers of the Senate when it acts as the ...
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Senate hopefuls
The Pulse Asia survey on “senatoriables”—field research of which was done from March 23 to 27—has the following names in ...
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Leni, Koko ratings inch up–SWS
VICE President Leni Robredo and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III continued to receive “good” ratings for their separate performance in ...
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Pimentel: De Lima’s appearance in House probe on drugs not required
Senate President Koko Pimentel says, Senator Leila de Lima is not required to attend the House investigation on the proliferation ...
Read morePimentel, Alvarez hold talks on constituent assembly
Senate President Koko Pimentel and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez met on Tuesday morning in a hotel in Mandaluyong City to ...
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Pimentel bill gives LGUs bigger slice of revenue pie
The incoming Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday said faster development and progress in the countryside would be ...
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