PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES PRESIDENT-ELECT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. at the weekend said he would continue vlogging during his presidency. This would allow him to update the public on his latest activities, he said in a YouTube video. “We will continue this vlog,” he said. “Every so often, we will explain our activities […]Read More
PHOTO BY MIKE GONZALEZ THE SUPREME Court has upheld the indictment by the Ombudsman of a Customs agent for hiding properties he bought while working for the bureau. In a Nov. 24 decision posted on the High Court’s website on May 18, the tribunal ruled that Ramir S. Gomez should be charged with corruption for […]Read More
The recently concluded Philippine elections saw the landslide win of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., whose victory is historical for two reasons. First, while parts of the world have voted to reject candidates linked to former dictators and far right parties (e.g., Chile 2021, Peru 2021, France 2022), the Filipino people have thrown their support behind the […]Read More
TEAMBBM2022OFFICIAL There is a wise game theory principle called “backward induction rationality” which states that no matter what came before, your next and subsequent moves should be dictated by the best outcome you can attain at the conclusion of the process. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is president of the Philippines for the next six years. Our […]Read More
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN Why is the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) perennially ill-equipped? Why hasn’t the AFP managed to establish a credible defense posture despite clear and present threats as early as 1995? In a recently concluded forum on maritime security, Dr. Renato de Castro of the Stratbase Institute provided valuable insights […]Read More
At a press briefing at the Department of Finance (DoF) on May 25, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said that the implementation of a fiscal consolidation and resource mobilization plan is imperative to “ensure that the government can continue to effectively manage its increased budget deficit while spending on investments in infrastructure, education, and healthcare […]Read More
SCREENGRAB FROM SOUTH COTABATO LGU FACEBOOK PAGE THE GOVERNOR of South Cotabato has vetoed a local council resolution lifting the ban on open-pit mining in the province but stressed that this does not affect the operation of the stalled Tampakan copper-gold project. “An ordinance is limited to the scope of the local government’s authority,” Governor […]Read More
THE SORSOGON provincial government advised the public to avoid going to the towns of Juban and Irosin, which have been affected by ashfall due to Mt. Bulusan’s eruption. — SORSOGON PIO BULUSAN Volcano erupted Sunday morning and spewed a kilometer high grey plume, prompting state volcanology agency Phivolcs to raise the alert level to 1, […]Read More
THE SANGAY Siapuh Island Resort is promoted as one of Tawi-Tawi’s ecotourism destinations. — BANGSAMORO.GOV.PH TAWI-TAWI, the Philippine’s southernmost province and major seaweed producer, is getting a major boost in transport access with the start of local flight services this week and the recent groundbreaking for two bridge projects. Flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will start […]Read More
REUTERS WASHINGTON – Declaring “Enough, enough!” US President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Congress to ban assault weapons, expand background checks and implement other gun control measures to address a string of mass shootings that have struck the United States. Speaking from the White House, in a speech broadcast live in primetime, Biden asked a country stunned by the recent shootings at a school in Texas, […]Read More
