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On political dynasties and conmen

By THE CORNER ORACLE | By Andrew J. Masigan | 1 day ago
The dynasty-filled Marcos administration likes to brag about the country’s relatively high economic growth as an indication of success.
Opinion
fbtw

Logical fallacies

By EYES WIDE OPEN | By Iris Gonzales | 9 days ago
The political noise is getting louder as I write this.
Opinion
fbtw

An impending national disaster

By Aven Piramide | 14 days ago
We are not prepared for the kind of political storm that we are now going thru.
Freeman Opinion
fbtw
Ruiz: PCO ‘tambakan’ ng political accommodation

Ruiz: PCO ‘tambakan’ ng political accommodation

By Gemma Garcia | March 5, 2025 - 12:00am
Aminado si Presidential Communications Office (PCO) acting Secretary Jay Ruiz na na­ging tambakan ng political accommodation...
Bansa
fbtw

‘Forthwith’ and other adverbs

By QWERTYMAN | By Jose Dalisay | February 24, 2025 - 12:00am
Never in our modern political history has so much seemed to depend on the meaning and interpretation of one word.
Opinion
fbtw

Trump 2.0 will slow, not kill, the global energy transition

By POLITICAL FUTURES | By Ian Bremmer | February 15, 2025 - 12:00am
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has raised fears that the global energy transition will be thrown into reverse.
Opinion
fbtw

The last word

By THE CORNER ORACLE | By Andrew J. Masigan | January 29, 2025 - 12:00am
I’ve been writing about my indignation over the 2025 budget, the political dynasties that crafted it and our flawed political system for several weeks now. I’ve said my piece. This is the last time I...
Opinion
fbtw

Raymond denies dole-outs used for political advantage

By Iris Hazel Mascardo | January 28, 2025 - 12:00am
Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia refuted accusations of Councilor Nestor Archival Sr. regarding alleged budgetary realignments to fund dole-outs, which the latter said might be used as a political tool.
Cebu News
fbtw

Countering the immigration crisis

By Jozette Issel Dizon | January 21, 2025 - 12:00am
Immigration continues to trend as a major political issue in different parts of the world.
Business
fbtw

A budget by dynasties, for dynasties

By THE CORNER ORACLE | By Andrew J. Masigan | January 15, 2025 - 12:00am
In my column last week, I stated that our political leaders and the political system they created have failed us.
Opinion
fbtw
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