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Send them to jail, where the big-time drug lords continue to operate? Dismiss them from the service, so they can work full time with the syndicates? Or, as Duterte has suggested, "ihulog mo?"

The story begins in late November of 2016 at the House of Representatives. At that time, Rodrigo Duterte had already decreed that Leila de Lima must be destroyed.

It is part and parcel of a Marcos Jr.’s predilection for governance – resurrect his dictator father’s pet projects and then appoint people with ties to the Marcos family. Newly-appointed secretary of national defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. fits that bill to a T.

Sa dami ng reklamo at agam-agam nina Pimentel at Escudero, e bakit wala sila no’ng oras na ng botohan?

“I think he is into drugs.”Fr. Flavie Villanueva was referring to Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, who suggested on May 23 that former president Rodrigo Duterte be named as anti-drug czar.

If we are that poor, how come the government can still afford to fund the president's overseas trips — 13 so far since July 2022 — with unnecessarily large delegations?

Deep into the deadest wee hours at dawn of May 31, 2023, while an eternally deceived Filipino nation was trying to sleep, 19 traditional politicians of the Senate voted to approve the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund bill.

Something happened last week that once again affirmed my belief in the goodness of men.

Was it because of government’s poor track record at heritage preservation that not a few believed the burning edifice would be demolished?

After the meetings, one of the congressmen supposedly told another about the possibility of Arroyo's return as speaker. This reached Romualdez who acted swiftly to expose Arroyo's purported takeover attempt and weaken her hold in the chamber.

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Acquitted na sa dalawang kaso. Higit anim na taon nakakulong. Ganun-ganon na lang ba 'yun? Parang wala lang?

Already acquitted twice, how will the third case against Leila de Lima prosper?

It appears that Remulla knows well the weight of the prosecution's evidence against the former senator. That's why he supports his people's move to block the bail petition if it's based on merit.

Can the U.S. invoke MDT if its vessel is attacked while aiding Taiwan vs China?Retired Justice Antonio Carpio: No

Unafraid courage. No one else had that but Leila de Lima. Her 2009 investigation of the Davao Death Squad was dangerous and difficult, but she saw it as necessary.

Ano ang ginagawa ng oposisyon para maging relevant ulit? May natutunan ba sila sa pagkatalo sa nakaraang dalawang eleksyon? Pakinggan ang komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra ngayong linggo.

Is it farfetched to think that police officers themselves have formed their own drug syndicate, competing with those they should be busting?

Guest of honor today, fugitive from U.S. law again by high noon of June 30, 2028.

Umpisahan kaya niya sa supporters at panatiko niya, pati na rin sa mga alipores ni Duterte. Pakinggan ang komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra ngayong linggo.

More than six months have passed and the people involved are coming out with more conflicting statements about what happened. When can we see an end to this? Would more generals get embroiled in this case?

On Thursday, May 4, I will be at the newly revived Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA) sponsored by the Philippines Graphic Magazine.

I blame the Marcoses for much of the ruin that our country has fallen into.

Moving to reopen one case and threatening to block her bail petition is far from being compassionate to a former senator and former chairman of the Commission on Human Rights. That is prolonging an injustice when its end appears to be drawing near.

It is a fait accompli. The world is intensely observing the Philippine government how it will resolve the counterfeited cases against Leila de Lima.

It was short and clear. And combative.

Propaganda is central to the work of the ambassador of the PROC, wherever they are in the world. It came as no surprise that the following year after Huang Xilian was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines, he embarked on a music video project called “Iisang Dagat.”

It presents a good opportunity for the good men in the PNP and the PDEA to purge the bad ones and restore the public’s trust in the organization.

It has become an alibi of convenience by Rodrigo Duterte’s apologists in government, oft repeated a thousand times to transform it into Goebbelsian truth.

Kung ikaw ang i-survey, paano mo masasabi na aprub ka sa performance ng presidente o bise presidente? Alamin sa komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra ngayong linggo.