Editorial

By: Lito Monico C. Lorenzana (www.manilatimes.net) After the ignominious retreat of the water concessionaires, throwing away P10 billion that they won in the Singapore arbitration, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the Deegong, Du30 or PRRD, drew blood. There is nothing that arouses the killing instinct of a predator than the taste of first blood. Ayala and […]

By: Rigoberto D. Tiglao TO be fair, this kind of nightmare for airline travelers has always been a perennial problem during the holidays, when the number of international travelers drastically increase. Then President Gloria Arroyo in 2003 even had to make a surprise visit to the airport to knock airport authorities’ heads to make the […]

By: Tita C. Valderama (www.manilatimes.net) WHILE ordinary students are striving to get a college degree, some public figures have managed to devalue education because of their influence. Take the case of world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao who became a senator because of his popularity in the sport, not of his knowledge about making laws. He […]

By: Harry Roque (www.tribune.net.ph) After 10 long years, the verdict came. I would have wanted that the court allowed the reading of the salient portions of the decision so that the people will know the legal and factual basis for the verdict. But both the public prosecutors and the defense opted only that the dispositive […]

OMBUDSMAN Samuel Martires has a gripe against Malou Mangahas, a veteran journalist affiliated with GMA-7 and the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ). The main beef of Martires is that according to him, Mangahas recorded their conversation without his knowledge, and she then caused its publication in her investigative report, recounting what Martires said on […]

By: Antonio Contreras (www.manilatimes.net) WE love to say that water is free. Thus, some would argue that those who profit from it are basically committing an ethical and moral sin. Indeed, and ideally, water is a commodity that is produced by nature. Technically, water is produced by the natural processes inherent in the water cycle. […]

By: Ricardo Saludo (www.mailatimes.net) WITH the stirring, spectacular opening ceremonies last Saturday, and then the massive medal haul by Filipino athletes, one may seem uncharitable in tempering cheers for the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games with a few admonitions. Indeed, since the November 30 kickoff, right on the birth anniversary of founding Katipunero Andres Bonifacio, […]

By: Yen Makabenta (manilatimes.net) First word ALAN Peter Cayetano must think Filipinos will believe anything when he declares before the Senate that the P55-million cauldron for the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) is “a work of art.” But there are some of us who do take art seriously (having studied and worked in the arts and […]

The GCTA law is a complicated mess. BuCor is neck-high in corruption allegations. We can do without the politicking and vendetta, Senators. Nakayayanig ang mga nahalungkat sa mga hearing ng Senado tungkol sa katiwalian sa Bureau of Corrections. Papeles ng good conduct na binebenta Certificates ng pagkakasakit na may presyo Marami ring kuwento ng pagpasok […]

By: Carmel V. Abao (rappler.com) Was it right or wrong for Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo to forward the written plea for clemency of convicted rapist-murderer Antonio Sanchez to the Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP)? Was Senator Bato dela Rosa right or wrong in claiming that it’s acceptable for policemen to accept gifts? These recent […]