There is one thing I love about a long road trip- it freshens my mind and gives me so much time to ponder on very important issues. These travels allow me to realize that we are a country of ironies, what with the pervasive poverty in the countryside […]
About two months ago, I saw a new Facebook page started by a young and idealistic farmer from Zambales calling on me to vie for a seat in the Senate in 2022. Today, that page has reached 30,000 members and it would be totally insensitive for me not […]
By LITO DELOS REYES NORTH Cotabato Gov. Lala Taliño-Mendoza has won the electoral protest filed with the Comelec in Manila against her by former Gov. Emmanuel Piñol after the automated national and local elections last May 10. The Comelec First Division issued an order promulgated last June 7 […]
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has submitted his courtesy resignation to President Rodrigo Duterte, according to Duterte’s former aide and senator-elect Bong Go Thursday. “With the best interest of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its stakeholders in mind, may I request that I be relieved from my present […]
President Rodrigo Duterte rejected the suggestion of Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol to legalize rice smuggling as a solution to the country’s dwindling rice supply. “No, of course not, that will be destructive to the economy. You’d put down the market in turmoil,” Duterte said in […]
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday dished out a speculative, albeit funny, response when asked if Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol continues to enjoy the trust and confidence of President Rodrigo Duterte. “Unless fired, yes!,” Roque told Palace media when asked if Piñol still has the trust […]
