Thursday, May 21, 2026
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Tag: Charlie Manalo

A crass act

"Some press briefing that was."     Last week, I received a text message from Manila Standard colleague Rio Araja inviting me to a press conference on...

Money for nothing

"Every centavo of the project will go down the drain unless Manila Water and Maynilad put up sewer lines as ordered by Supreme Court." It’s...

Channels

"President Duterte may as well raise the Sibutu passage issue with his Chinese counterpart."   A few days ago, before President Rodrigo Duterte left for his...

Taking a stand

"There was one good thing that happened as a result of that restroom incident."   It’s been over a week since the Diez restroom incident but...

Time to step in

"How do we regulate these new couriers?"     It’s no secret the Philippines is home to the one of the fastest-growing Internet populations with no less...

Who’s manipulating what

"What is the US president saying?"     US President Donald Trump just wouldn’t learn. Still reeling from his Huawei bluff which backfired, Trump tried to amplify his...

Stirring up the hornet’s nest

"Gender is not just a state of mind."     It was just okay before. There were just lesbians, gays and bisexuals. They demanded acceptance which was...

Boon or curse

"An expert says the new airport will be a disaster for Bulacan, Metro Manila and adjacent provinces."   After having tendered an unopposed offer to build...

Ironic

"They could not proceed with the operation, after all, because the hospital was out of anesthesia."   While the Department of Health is being held accountable...

Too old and yet so young

"Not too fast, Ronald."     He tried but failed to run around the election laws. Even at the last minute. Duterte Youth substitute nominee Ronald Cardema just...

Stupidity or hypocrisy?

"The Commission on Human Rights should get its act together."     I just can’t imagine how the geniuses of the Commission on Human Rights can issue...

No harm, no foul

"We don’t need religious persecution here."     I strongly feel that the government should rethink or at least go slow in running after the leaders of...

‘Huli ka balbon!’

"And he is not even a sports buff."     Behold! The holier-than-thou, the self-proclaimed anti-graft crusader, may have finally been caught dipping his hands inside the...

Shrewd (2)

"Cayetano is Speaker because lawmakers do not want to offend the President who had to force feed him to them."   While he has yet to...
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