^
CTALK
You can’t fool all of the people all of the time
by Cito Beltran - December 20, 2024 - 12:00am
As details of the 2025 National Budget came out, various sectors started calling it as a budget for members of Congress and not for the Philippines.
‘President of what company?’
by Cito Beltran - December 18, 2024 - 12:00am
I was probably 13 years old then, and it was a time when landlines or rotary dial telephones were still in use. Back then, every time the phone rang, you instinctively rushed to answer before the constant ringing...
Be kind to Grab drivers
by Cito Beltran - December 16, 2024 - 12:00am
Returning from a trip to Cebu, I opted to try out a Grab Car instead of the airport coop AUV that I always take and that’s when I learned that they now have an “airport dedicated” fleet of cars....
‘Pito-pito X 4’ and new rides
by Cito Beltran - December 13, 2024 - 12:00am
When Filipinos mention the term “pito-pito,” it generally refers to a local plant or herb believed to have medicinal value.
Congress: Weapon of mass distraction
by Cito Beltran - December 11, 2024 - 12:00am
Ayoung American was shot and killed in Sibuco, Zamboanga after a failed kidnapping attempt.
Be careful what you wish for
by Cito Beltran - December 9, 2024 - 12:00am
“Be careful what you wish for” they say, but better yet, “be careful how you go about trying to acquire what you wish for.” We’ve all heard about people who are so determined to get...
Overpriced rollerballs and a PR campaign
by Cito Beltran - December 6, 2024 - 12:00am
On my last drive along Marcos Highway going to Baguio City a month ago, I could not help but notice a series of colorful rollers on parts of the highway.
Island grabbing?
by Cito Beltran - December 4, 2024 - 12:00am
During the many years I spent in Palawan, I learned of the ways land was surveyed by government agencies, determining what was A&D or alienable & disposable, what was forested, grazing or pastureland or mineral rich...
Their thunder stolen
by Cito Beltran - December 2, 2024 - 12:00am
From the looks of it, the made-for-TV hearings in Congress have all but lost its audience after Vice President Sara Duterte stole the thunder from the members of Congress using an unconventional counter-offensi...
Paradise: Lost and found
by Cito Beltran - November 29, 2024 - 12:00am
The original title to this piece was supposed to be “Crabs cursing themselves” in reference to the Filipino term “crab mentality,” depicting Filipinos like crabs that pull each other down...
The ‘correct solution’
by Cito Beltran - November 27, 2024 - 12:00am
After years of living with the mistake and not wanting “to rock the boat,” we finally have government officials who are brave enough to point out the mistake and offer “the Correct Solution.&r...
Good news/ bad news; better?
by Cito Beltran - November 25, 2024 - 12:00am
Last Saturday, I received word that the Department of Health released a report about the current state of dengue in the country. In the report, the DOH announced that the number of dengue-related deaths in 2024 so...
Foreign influences
by Cito Beltran - November 20, 2024 - 12:00am
While undertaking a series of corporate trainings and consultancies, I began to take note of certain changes in the business community that has slowly become the rule rather than the exception.
Good job, PAGASA-DOST
by Cito Beltran - November 18, 2024 - 12:00am
After spending several weeks following the trail, track or the path of four low-pressure areas growing into storms and at least two becoming super typhoons, my daughter Hannah commented that “the Philippines...
‘I can neither confirm nor deny…’
by Cito Beltran - November 15, 2024 - 12:00am
Early this week, I heard of a message shared in an expat Facebook group, that an “embassy” had messaged their citizens residing in the Philippines, informing them of the availability of a dengue vaccine...
No system, no control
by Cito Beltran - November 13, 2024 - 12:00am
What were some DOTr advisers thinking when they recommended to Secretary Jimmy Bautista that the EDSA Bus Lane be redesigned to counterflow so that non-buses will stop entering the lane? If the President of the Philippines...
‘Mahirap mahalin;’ body count continues
by Cito Beltran - November 11, 2024 - 12:00am
Every now and then, we come across statements of exasperation from Filipinos online.
‘Trumped’ – been there, done that
by Cito Beltran - November 8, 2024 - 12:00am
The day before the US presidential elections, my friend “Quin” walked up to me visibly frayed and frazzled, worrying over the possibility of a Trump presidency coming back to Washington.
Beavers and cyclops in Phl
by Cito Beltran - November 6, 2024 - 12:00am
I no longer have any doubts that there are giant beavers in the Philippines and one-eyed DENR officials who are either cyclops or myopic.
The new status symbol
by Cito Beltran - November 4, 2024 - 12:00am
Under Article 171 of the Revised Penal Code, the penalty for falsification of public documents is prison mayor, which is a type of imprisonment ranging from six (6) years and one (1) day to twelve (12) years.”...
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ... | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with