Coffee at Manila Polo Club
COMMENTARY: Loren Legarda’s spokesperson, the self-proclaimed “human rights lawyer” Tony La Vin̈a, has been silent on the Manila Polo Club meeting even if the incident can be easily verifiable.
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Anna Ramos says police killed her son on his way to barber shop
When her son, Lester, told her that he was going to have a haircut because he was going back to school again, never did Anna Ramos imagine that, that would be her last conversation with him.
Sara Duterte impeachment trial, Week 10: Confidential fund case sharpens as court revisits vote threshold
On Thursday, the court named retired chief justices Artemio Panganiban, Reynato Puno and Hilario G. Davide Jr., and retired associate justice Adolfo Azcuna as amici curiae, or friends of the court, to advise it on whether the 16-vote requirement should be changed in light of the nonparticipation of four senator-judges.
Women in our culinary history: Struggle and fortitude
In a recent talk titled What Recipes Don’t Tell: Women in Our Culinary History, renowned food historian Felice Prudente Sta. Maria recounts the lives of three extraordinary women who made their indelible mark in our food history, centering the kitchen as a place of empowerment: Juliana Gorricho vda. de Pardo de Tavera, Maria Y. Orosa, and Pura Villanueva Kalaw.
For whom does the law bend?
COMMENTARY: In the world of the damned of the disinformation-driven Duterte Diehard Supporters, the majesty of the law is left as convenience.
The resounding fall of Loren Legarda
COMMENTARY: The UP Antiqueño statement hits the nail on the head. Loren Legarda is a reflection of a long career defined by opportunism.
Duterte’s counsel asks ICC to order prosecution to refile charges
Peter Haynes: The Prosecution’s decision to frame the charges in this entirely novel way makes it impossible for the defendant to know what case he has to meet at trial.
Robin Padilla’s cringe ramblings on history
COMMENTARY: However, there is a method to the madness of Padilla’s statements. They collectively serve to obfuscate the issue that he wishes to target and that coupled with the DDS machinery produces propaganda that keeps their following convinced of the so- called righteousness of their cause.
Mariza Hamoy on her son’s murder: The pain remains raw and deep as it was ten years ago
Mariza managed to buy a new barong for Darwin before he was placed in a casket. “Sabi ko hindi ko pasuotin ‘yung anak ko ng luma ‘kay last chance ko nang mabilihan siya ng damit.”
A revitalized Philippine military: a threat to China’s ambitions
Despite the persistent defeatist propaganda being regurgitated by the treacherous talking heads and influencers of the Duterte camp, the Philippines is slowly emerging as a significant Southeast Asian military power. The only thing for the Philippines to do is for Filipinos to realize that we are not anymore the weak man of Asia.
