WE OFFER OUR sincerest prayers that former President Cory Aquino will again overcome this latest crisis in her life. We may have disagreed on some issues in our politics, but I have always remained a constant admirer of her steadfastness, her principled adherence to democracy and her profound respect for the power of the people. We [...]

WE MAY HAVE one of the best currencies in Asia and an economy that is recognized as robust and highly competitive and attractive to foreign investments. However, these pogi points have been badly soiled by the unceasing political discord brought on by rallies, protests and investigations that are more like fishing expeditions and political assassinations rather [...]

IT’S NEITHER too early nor too late to greet the Filipino people “Happy Easter,” and in so doing, I hope that as we celebrate Christendom’s observance of the passion of the Lord, we also reflect on the state of our nation which is being torn asunder by selfish politicians and disgruntled elements who eat breakfast, [...]

AS PREDICTED, critics of the administration will again blame the government kung bakit nakoryente sila sa testimony ng much-ballyhooed surprise witness—Leo San Miguel.
Now that San Miguel has not testified in accordance with the expectations of some senators, government detractors are accusing the administration of having “coached” this witness, just like what happened to Erwin Santos [...]

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES have once more appeared to have already convicted President Arroyo in connection with the supposed agreement on what media claimed to be “exploration” of the Spratlys by China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Critics claim that this may be an impeachable offense committed by the President for violating the Constitution because of Section 2, Article 12, [...]

THE OPPOSITION keeps bloating the number of people who attended the Makati interfaith rally last week. At the height of the rally, the Black and White Movement, when interviewed over ANC and dzMM radio, placed the number of the crowd at 30,000, while in another radio station, the organizers of the rally estimated the attendance at [...]

I AGREE WITH a newspaper article that says businessmen, as well as much of the citizenry at large, are shying away from political disturbances that only tend to disrupt the daily transactions and their lives.
A thrift-bank president said “there has been a slow decoupling between political disruptions and business. . .” and this is true, [...]

I AM AMAZED at how some people in media can twist statements just to make some headlines. A good example was my statement that if Secretary Romy Neri did really call the President “evil,” then Neri must resign.
Broadcast and print media later quoted me but omitted the preamble of my statement, making it appear that I [...]

LET US CONGRATULATE the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), particularly the Large Taxpayers Service, for having collected revenues in excess of last month’s collection. It has been reported that this month’s revenue collection amounted to P32.06 billion, higher than its goal of P30.59 billion.
In fact, it appears that for the past several months, the collection has [...]

HEADLINES IN MEDIA screamed that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) “raided” the office of Mr. Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. This is farthest from the truth.
I am sorry to state that these headlines are clear propaganda against the administration. In fact, when the story broke, I ordered the NBI to explain within 24 hours what that [...]