Back Channel by Alejandro Del Rosario
Some nagging questions
"Why are we glued to such inane scandals?" There are some nagging, if not vexing, questions Filipinos ask themselves. Foremost...
Catalan separatists
"Is autonomy the answer?" Muslim separatists in Mindanao are temporarily appeased by the Bangsamoro Basic Law which supposedly accords...
‘It ain’t over till it’s over’
"What is next for Albayalde?" The title of this column is derived from an American saying about a baseball game...
Changing SC composition
"Who will be chosen to fill these vacant posts?" With the retirement of Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin and...
Atienza’s war on water firms
"Corporate greed exemplified, he says." Like a man consumed by his own mission to wage war against corporate...
No transport crisis?
"Panelo is taking public transportation today. Fantastic." Our officials in charge of public transport claim that there is no...
The battle for the top PNP post
"The jockeying is heating up." This early, the jockeying for the top Philippine National Police post is heating up....
Scrimping on food but not on profit
"Life in the state prison isn't so bad if you can afford the privileges." It seems there is no...
The makings of war
"Will China learn from history?" The Chinese ambassador to Manila, Zhia Jin Wa, claims China is not creating...
The divisive divorce bill
"Studies show that children of broken families are inclined to have the same sad fate as that of their parents." ...
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