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Category: Commentary

  • Categories Commentary Editor's Pick THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    Marcos’ PH roadshow and the ICC probe

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Feb 01, 2023 12:22 PM

    If you listen closely to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla’s strident reaction to the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume the investigation into the killings related to Duterte’s war on drugs, he didn’t completely rule out allowing the ICC to come into the country.

    Crispin Remulla, Ferdinand Marcos, ICC, Rodrigo Duterte

  • Marcos visits IRRI
    Categories Commentary

    Marcos should don agriculture hat more often to bring down prices

    By Tita C. Valderama  |  Jan 30, 2023 11:30 AM

    Marcos appears to be much aware of the troubles in the agriculture sector, but his performance in the first seven months of his administration as DA secretary leaves much to be desired.

    Agriculture, department of agriculture, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

  • Categories Commentary Uncategorized

    The secret travel manifest to Davos

    By Antonio J. Montalván II  |  Jan 28, 2023 10:53 AM

    Sergio Osmeña Jr., then the mayor of Cebu, persuaded journalist Nestor Mata to spend the night in the city. “Stay behind, little one,” Serging said. “No, I am returning to cover the president,” replied the newspaperman who was covering the trip of President Ramon Magsaysay for the Philippine Herald.

    2023 WEF, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

  • Categories Commentary

    No mention of Marcos billions in Swiss bank accounts during 2023 WEF

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Jan 26, 2023 6:12 PM

    The attendance of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the 2023 World Economic Forum (WEF) from Jan. 16 to 20 in Davos, Switzerland was the ultimate redemption for him and his family and a stinging rebuke to the Filipino people.

    2023 World Economic Forum, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

  • Categories Commentary

    Cleaning up the mess Vic Rodriguez left behind

    By Tita C. Valderama  |  Jan 23, 2023 11:30 AM

    Since his “complete exit” from the Marcos government in September 2022, it now appears that the former executive secretary had left behind such a mess in the administration. It would have been more disastrous had he been allowed to stay on in the Marcos Cabinet.

    Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Marcos Jr. administration, Vic Rodriguez

  • CE Commentary: Pagpapalaya kay De Lima, isyu ng tama at mali
    Categories Commentary Editor's Pick Podcast

    Pagpapalaya kay De Lima, isyu ng tama at mali

    By Christian Esguerra  |  Jan 20, 2023 7:00 AM

    Tama bang isakripisyo si De Lima para lang hindi magalit si Duterte? Ngayong linggo, pakinggan ang komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra sa VERA Files.

    EJK, Extra-judicial killings, Leila de Lima, Rodrigo Duterte

  • Categories Commentary Editor's Pick

    The Marcoses’ ticket to freedom

    By Antonio J. Montalvan II  |  Jan 18, 2023 6:41 AM

    Whether they are spoofed or spammed in the lighter side of life, the hard reality is that the Marcoses’ association to plunder and theft has not allowed them to travel to just anywhere in the world. Or so we had thought.

    Ferdinand Marcos Jr., WEF

  • BBM with WEF Klaus Schwab
    Categories Commentary Editor's Pick

    Who foots the bill for Marcos’ Davos trip?

    By ANTONIO J. MONTALVÁN II  |  Jan 13, 2023 10:18 PM

    In Davos, President Marcos will speak about the Maharlika Investment Fund. Imagine a thief who once deposited his family’s loot in Swiss bank accounts and who now wants the world to know that he is suddenly a beggar for investors’ money.

    Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Maharlika Investment Fund

  • Categories Commentary

    Juanito Jose Remulla III is convicted

    By Antonio J. Montalván II  |  Jan 09, 2023 4:15 PM

    In the court of public opinion, the Remulla son has not been acquitted under the judicial and political anthropology of a damaged nation.

    Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, Juanito Remulla

  • Categories Commentary Editor's Pick

    Indecision, uncertainties breed restiveness

    By Tita C. Valderama  |  Jan 09, 2023 11:30 AM

    Was the decision to bring back Centino to the AFP top post a realization that replacing him five months ago was a mistake?

    AFP, Armed Forces of the Philippines, chief of staff, Gen. Andres Centino, Marcos Jr. administration

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