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Interesting how Boo Chanco in his piece “Wounded Tiger” makes him the second PhilStar columnist to write about China’s looming economic woes and use the same quote as if copying from a press release. Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman wrote in the New York Times that China “is suffering from ‘economic long COVID,’ a…
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In the realm of politics, unexpected twists and turns are not uncommon. Recent developments have sparked intense speculation regarding the future of Inday Sara Duterte, the daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Rumors are circulating that her removal from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and expulsion from the Marcos cabinet are imminent. Although…
Most basketball fans are a superstitious lot. Following an embarassing loss to the Dominican Republic in one of the first games of FIBA Basketball World Cup hosted in the Philippines this year, old questions regarding the competence of Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes are being raised again. Observes social media personality Mark Lopez, “it was…
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After we thought former Senator Antonio Trillanes had faded away, it seems he has had a resurgence and is now mouthing off against the Dutertes on full volume. Just yesterday or the day before, he came out on X/Twitter to list down what he claims are acts of betrayal perpetrated by former president Rodrigo Duterte….
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There are two reasons why the abominable performance of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista hasn’t ended in his dismissal. Even giving him the gall to threaten that his departure from service would damage President Bongbong Marcos’ image. But first, let us revisit the failures of Bautista’s performance: – The massive power outage at NAIA that left…
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s recent private visit to China has left the public scratching their heads and conspiracy theories running wild. With the visit happening just weeks before a tense incident involving Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels, it’s no wonder eyebrows were raised. But that’s not all – the presence of Duterte’s cult leader,…
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We see through @MWinnieMonsod’s attempt to hype up a so-called court case in the US where House Speaker Martin Romualdez was reportedly implicated by the complainant in a business deal gone awry. The aging dilawan journo feigns shock, “Why hasn’t Philippine media blasted this out of proportion?! Que horror!” But, how could the Philippine news…
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It’s easy to blame higher rice prices on the previous administration for passing the rice tarrification law when one conveniently forgets the corruption that came with rice import permits. Importers were openly paying farmers’ cooperatives to apply for permits which they used to import rice. The cooperatives didn’t have the financial capacity to import which…