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Dominguez accuses Phil. Star of printing ‘outright lies,’ ‘speculation’
DEPARTMENT of Finance (DOF) secretary, Carlos Dominguez, last April 2, 2021, came out with a strongly-worded reaction to an article that appeared at the Philippine Star the day before…
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AMLC freezes accounts of religious group tagged as CPP front org.
THE financial noose continues to tighten over the neck of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) after the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) approved a resolution last March…
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Gesmundo succeeds Peralta as CJ
ASSOCIATE Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, has been appointed by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, replacing Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, who opted…
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Dutch Govt. assailed for ‘coddling’ Joma Sison
TWO Philippine patriotic organizations staged a protest activity last March 27, 2021, to assail the government of the Dutch Republic (Kingdom of the Netherlands) for its continued…
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DOH ‘incompetence’ in full display at House hearing
THE incompetence of the Department of Health in dealing with the host of problems related to the Covid-19 pandemic has not been effectively addressed by Secretary Francisco Duque,…
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Congress okays amnesty push by Duterte
A JOINT committee of the House of Representatives approved last March 24, 2021, four amnesty proclamations by Pres. Duterte aimed at hastening the return to mainstream society of the…
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KMU ‘organizer’ yields arms cache, explosives
THE Makabayan Bloc in Congress, particularly, the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), its organization in the labor sector, now find themselves in a dilemma, after some of their members earlier…
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China, Russian vaccines to sustain PH vaccination campaign
THE “independent foreign policy” of Pres. Duterte continues to benefit the country as both the European Union (EU) and the United States resorted to “vaccine nationalism” or barefaced…
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PH must now focus on ‘national health security’—Sec. Galvez
FORMER Armed Forces chief of staff and current ‘national vaccine czar,’ Secretary Carlito Galvez, is now pushing for a “recalibration” of the country’s health system, this time…
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BOC piles up charges vs. smugglers
JUST one week after Bureau of Customs’ ‘Action Team Against Smugglers’ (BATAS) filed smuggling charges against 2 suspected smugglers and their customs brokers last March 5, 2021, it…
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