Archive - Commentary

COMMENTARY:Jonvic Remulla is now the nation's most incredible official – he knows where the fugitives are but could not capture them.

COMMENTARY:ASEAN’s consensus on Myanmar is dead. Only accountability can rescue it, and the Philippines can lead.

COMMENTARY:The disaster ignites political fires in ASEAN, disrupting its ‘we are family’ tune. Singapore invokes the law, Malaysia uses the ‘pak’ to ‘pak’ approach.

COMMENTARY:Why is Risa Hontiveros the pet peeve of DDS attackers? Because she is a fearless Duterte critic – even when face to face with Rodrigo in the Senate.

The Supreme Court’s latest ruling on Unprogrammed Appropriations is an important step toward restoring discipline and accountability in the national budget. It does not abolish UA. But it makes clear that this budgetary device cannot be used to circumvent constitutional limits or give the Executive virtually unrestricted discretion over public spending.

COMMENTARY:Will Pia Cayetano vote to convict Sara Duterte? While not part of the core administration majority bloc in the Senate then, she aligned with the key policy goals of the Aquino administration in 2012. She played politics.

David San Juan: The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is important because it shows continued vigilance over the process… and answers the questions of citizens still undecided on the VP’s guilt or innocence on the charges.

Salmon in the Philippines is considered food for rich people. It’s nutritious but since it’s imported (mostly from Chile and Norway), it’s expensive for ordinary Filipinos. Chinese food technology research offers the enticing prospect of making affordable salmon prices. But it’s not that simple, as the research by Washington-based journalist Ian Urbina shows.

China is marketing fish from Xinjiang as a triumph of technology and frontier development. But behind the sales pitch lies a deeper struggle over fraud, trust, and the political remaking of a heavily scrutinized region.

COMMENTARY: As the Duterte trial begins next month on November 30, his family and supporters will be assured of a court of law capable of unbiased and accessible justice.

COMMENTARY: The attempts were all an onslaught to destroy Trillanes. All to no avail.First, there was the presidential attempt of Rodrigo, said to have been implemented by his Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, for a Trillanes assassination.

The Office of Civil Defense should already begin looking into programs or dusting off existing ones that will map out a civil defense strategy in times of conflict as the rest of the DND takes on the other equally important task of modernizing the Philippine military.