I am glad that the Senate is investigating the unusual volume of foreign trips of Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chairman Camilo Sabio. It has been observed that Sabio always travels accompanied by his wife, his secretary, and favorite Commissioner Bautista, a former ambassador.
There was this foreign trip of Sabio to Brazil or Argentina [...]

I am surprised by the article of Dean Amado Valdez of the UE College of Law, stating that President Arroyo must resign, or at least go on terminal leave, if she runs for Congress representing the Second District of Pampanga.
I know the Constitution as much as Dean Valdez does, and we both know there is [...]

Quick-to-the-draw critics who have not even read my letter regarding the Marcos jewels to Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chairman Camilo Sabio jumped into conclusion (or confusion), saying that I advocate the return of the jewelry to former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
This is farthest from truth. One of them is a certain Etta Rosales, [...]

I was a little disturbed by the speech of Chief Justice Reynato Puno on Independence Day when he declared that Filipinos “are not free.” I disagree with this view of the Chief Justice, although we should admit that the nation is suffering from various ailments, especially in governance made more insufferable because of too much [...]

We are thankful that the much-ballyhooed anti-Charter change (Cha-cha) rally, said to have been spearheaded and encouraged by Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, did not result in violent street actions. No less than the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, together with responsible Church leaders, had appealed for peaceful protest marches and demonstrations. Of course, the [...]

We celebrate Independence Day tomorrow, June 12, amid a world deep in crisis. As we celebrate this historic date, we remember with pride that a Filipino president, Diosdado Macapagal, restored the dignity of our race when he decreed the transfer of our Freedom Day from July 4, a date dictated upon us by the Americans [...]

The return of former police Senior Supt. Cezar Mancao II from the United States has triggered so many speculations, and Sen. Ping Lacson’s announcement that he is backing out from the 2010 presidential derby only compounded the situation.
Again, we emphasize that in the case of Mancao, the administration has nothing to do with this development [...]

For the education of a certain Jarius Bondoc, a writer who has a penchant for making mountains out of molehills, his “exposé” which appeared last week regarding a murder case in Ajuy, Iloilo, accusing me of sitting on the case because one of the accused is a relative of some important political leaders in Iloilo [...]

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) appears to be having difficulty in the bidding for the automation of the 2010 elections. It’s been weeks since the bidding started but the Comelec has yet to make up its mind and declare a winning bidder, among the more than 10 interested groups that vied for the supply of [...]

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) must join forces and go hammer and tongs against CYM International Services for recruiting 137 drivers for nonexistent jobs in Dubai, mercilessly dousing the hopes and aspirations of these hapless Filipinos.
As reported, this recruitment company duped each driver to pay P150,000 [...]