G20 and APEC: Turkish and Philippine presidencies

November 12, 2015 - 9:00am

All eyes and ears will be in Antalya and Manila next week, as Turkey and the Philippines will host the G20 and APEC Leaders Summits on 15-16 November and 18-19 November respectively.

Filipinos begin race for presidency, 18,000 other offices

October 12, 2015 - 4:29am

The race for the Philippine presidency next year has begun with the country's vice president being the first major contender to register his candidacy to lead one of Asia's most unwieldy democracies.

Duterte to seek reelection?

Duterte to seek reelection?

September 23, 2015 - 10:00am

To end speculations he will run for president, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte may seek reelection in next year’s polls.

Mar asks Leni to be his VP in 2016

Mar asks Leni to be his VP in 2016

By Patricia Lourdes Viray | September 17, 2015 - 7:54pm

Interior Secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas II has officially invited Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo to run as his vice president...

Leni and Grace

By Jerry Tundag | August 13, 2015 - 10:00am

Leni Robredo strikes me as a decent woman.

Freeman Opinion

Reform agenda

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | March 28, 2015 - 12:00am

When threatening to crush his critics, President Aquino says they were standing in the way of his “reform agenda.”

How do we heal a "wounded presidency"?

By Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez | March 24, 2015 - 12:00am

The President has still fourteen months to go, assuming that he will not abdicate.

Freeman Opinion

Zombie

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | March 17, 2015 - 12:00am

A “zombie presidency.”

Like the walking dead

By Jerry Tundag | October 29, 2014 - 12:00am

One of the most engaging and compelling political campaign slogans in the presidential election of 2010, and which probably played a large and crucial part in catapulting Noynoy Aquino to the presidency, was his...

Freeman Opinion

Is Binay good for business?

By Boo Chanco | October 13, 2014 - 12:00am

Since I am writing a business column, I think it is interesting to decipher how the business community will react to a Binay presidency.