THE entry of Senator Benigno C. Aquino III, son of martyred Ninoy Aquino in the presidential race is the game changer in the 2010 election. Prior to this, the aspirants to the presidency had not captured popular imagination. There was no excitement in the contest. People conceded the race to the presidency is bland, boring [...]

CRACKS are coming out in the solid façade of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA). Once the cracks appear, the crash is inevitable. The scenario is not unlikely.
Machinery, money, vast resources – these are the advantages the administration had been boasting that will ensure its victory in the 2010 elections. Never mind if their [...]

TRUE to his word, Senator Panfilo Lacson dropped his bombshell on former president and convicted plunderer Joseph “Erap” Estrada. Last Monday, he delivered a scathing and biting privilege speech at the Senate stripping Erap naked of his true nature and character. “God save the Philippines from Joseph Ejercito Estrada!” thundered Lacson at the end of [...]

ONE of the notorious legacies of the inglorious reign of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) aside from blatant and shameless robbery of the national coffers is the snuffing out of the light of justice in the land. The Arroyo regime not only had justice thrown around, it is also being spit upon.
The announcement of Justice Secretary [...]

THE political landscape had been drastically altered this week when a sudden and unexpected event happened. Creating a tectonic shift in national politics, Senator Mar Roxas surprised the nation when he announced his withdrawal from the presidential race to give way for the candidacy of Senator Noynoy Aquino III. Many pundits agree this could be [...]

POLITICAL configurations in the country were drastically altered after the death of Cory Aquino. Under the new political climate there are gainers and losers and how they swim under the change environment will determine future political events.
The biggest gainer is the Aquino family. Political analysts agree the family of Ninoy and Cory Aquino got a [...]

BY dying, Cory Aquino sealed the fate of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA). Cory was one of PGMA’s former ally turned critic. At the height of the “Hello Garci” scandal Cory asked PGMA to make the supreme sacrifice of stepping down from the presidency to spare the nation from the fallout of the scandal. Even at [...]

Grief and profound sadness gripped the nation this week with the passing away of former president and People Power icon Cory Aquino. Although her death has been expected since she was diagnosed with colon cancer, her demise still evoked strong emotion among the Filipino people.
The Filipino people mourned the death of a beloved symbol of [...]

IF there is one thing clear that emerge in the apparently ambiguous State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) it was her determination to tempt the fates. The consensus among observers of the bitchiest Sona of the President was, she has no intention of relinquishing power and will continue to plot [...]

ON Monday, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) will deliver her SONA (state of the nation address) before the nation to open the session of Congress. The occasion is important for it is an opportunity for both the leader and the governed to hear each other. Presidents use it as a platform to inform the people of [...]