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No, the jet ski boast was not a joke. It was a lie.

It is no longer surprising that President Rodrigo Duterte backed out of a debate with retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio over the West Philippine Sea issue.

The Maginhawa community pantry initiated by 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non surely became a blockbuster within a few days. Filipinos quickly embraced the concept, which is not really new, because the bayanihan (communal unity) spirit is second nature to us.

“Seven years ago, I was an interesting person. Now I am a corpse,” lamented Benito Mussolini after his ouster and arrest, when he sensed the end was near.

While President Rodrigo Duterte boasts of having “bright” people in his Cabinet and assures that his administration is “busy doing everything” to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, he also warns that “many more will die” and that the solution to the COVID-19 problem is beyond his control.

President Rodrigo Duterte’s frequent public disappearances followed by staged photos to dispel rumors about his health recall the waning years of the dictator, Ferdinand Marcos.

It took me almost five hours waiting in line to get the first dose of vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). I felt nauseated afterwards not due to the vaccine, but because of hunger and the mid-day heat.

Instead of having Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go post staged photos to prove that President Rodrigo Duterte is alive, why doesn’t Malacañang release a medical bulletin on the chief executive’s health?

Perhaps it’s about time we consult more health experts in responding to the pandemic, instead of entrusting the task to retired military and police officials whose expertise is in a different kind of war.

Presidential-aide-turned-senator Christopher “Bong” Go recently tried to mislead the public with a cropped photo of President Rodrigo Duterte having a “simple” birthday celebration.

I welcome/This redeeming kind of sunset/ In the island/ So full of solace

We’re back to stricter restrictions in Metro Manila and nearby provinces starting today until Easter Sunday. The situation is far worse now than before because, for one, the reported number of daily infections has been growing by the thousands.