"Accountability that’s based on half-truths or twisted stories isn’t real accountability—it’s politics pretending to be virtue"
ACCOUNTABILITY must always be grounded in truth. Anything less...
“We cannot accept cinematic videos filmed abroad as substitutes for facts”
Rep. Zaldy Co’s latest video was pure theater, a calculated attempt to stir up...
SPEAKER Faustino Dy III has reaffirmed his commitment to champion the welfare of Filipino farmers, assuring them that the House of Representatives will always...
"This does not bode well for the future of our democracy."
If there’s any doubt that our legislature, particularly the House of Representatives, has thrown...
"I am not convinced term-sharing in the House leadership will do the country good."
I wrote today’s column yesterday afternoon, before my deadline. I was...
"Our people are keeping their faith."
As our Tagalog ancestors would keep saying, “pagka haba-haba man ng prusisyon, sa simbahan din ang dating.”
As we kept...
Three powerful blocs in Congress are backing Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez as the “most logical choice” for speaker of the House of Representatives.
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"Those in politics go into business while those in business go into politics to perpetuate their grip on power."
President Rodrigo Duterte said he will...
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"Romualdez has impeccable education, professional achievement, legislative experience and political principle."
With the departure of...
"While we celebrate defeats, we don’t care about victories. It’s clearly our fractured sense of values."
The fight for speakership, notably among three lawmakers—Martin Romualdez,...
