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President Rodrigo Duterte

Memories of Balangiga

I grew up in the remote town of Balangiga in Eastern Samar, which, as history described, became a “howling wilderness” during the Philippine-American War...

From Presidents to common folk: Tales from the piano

Whatever the pianists' individual differences in taste, grooming and temperament, no one can deny that in terms of international exposure, the Philippines has been...

A last look at 2020

Australian bushfire A raging bushfire engulfed Australia’s Kangaroo Island on Jan. 3. For five months, from October 2019 until March 2020, several bush fires blazed...

DA allots P400M for urban agri for household food security

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is allotting P400 million under the “Bayanihan to Recover As One Act” or “Bayanihan 2” to further expand the...

Waking up the sleeping giant

A roadmap for agriculture & fisheries Unlike some appointees, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar practically breezed through the Commission on Appointments during his confirmation in...

China, Philippines agree to upgrade ties, jointly build Belt and Road

China and the Philippines agreed on Nov. 20 to upgrade their ties to comprehensive strategic cooperation and jointly advance the Belt and Road construction. The...

House passes Bangsamoro Organic Law

Ratified at last! These were the three words uttered by the Committee on Information of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s Central Committee after learning that...

The law decriminalizing vagrancy amid the drive against tambays

Six years ago, an event heralded as a landmark accomplishment for human rights in the Philippines took place. On March 27, 2012, the law decriminalizing...

Mirror Images: My interviews with two Presidents

I wouldn’t call them friends, but neither were they mere acquaintances. Presidents Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III and Rodrigo Roa Duterte will forever stand...

USD 976 million power investment

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers the keynote address at the inauguration of Pagbilao Energy Corporation’s (PEC) 420- megawatt Pagbilao Unit 3 Power Project in...