YOUTH GROUP FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT AT OMBUDSMAN A youth group has filed administrativeethics complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre. The Millennial Against Dictators accused Aguirre of peddling “fake news” when he said that several members of the political opposition, as […]
“SO BE IT” BY ROGER M. BALANZA Davao del Norte Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr. is unruffled by his removal as member of the the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA). “So be it,” said Floirendo in a statement. Floirendo said his position at the CA was “at the […]
BY ROGER M. BALANZA Despite allegations of corruption against it, the P18.99 billion Sasa Port Modernization Project will be implemented by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. The multi-billion project, awarded as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project at the tail-end of former President Benigno Aquino’s administration, […]
To stick with claim on West Philippine Sea By Lilian C. Mellejor President Rodrigo R. Duterte doused cold water on critics speculating a sell-out of Philippines sovereignty during his state visit in Beijing, China where he is expected to discuss issues on the West Philippine Sea with Chinese […]
BY ROGER M. BALANZA President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said his administration would pursue without let-up an iron-fist campaign against graft and corruption, and criminality, that have been stalling the country’s road to progress. Duterte, who takes his oath as the 16thPresident after a landslide victory in the May 9 […]
