Bloody quicksand

Manuel L. Quezon III - @inquirerdotnet 03/29/2023

Back in July 2020, Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo had pointed to a foiled assassination plot in which an Army reservist, a retired Army soldier, and a tricycle driver were apprehended after the governor received text messages…

Marcos vows to build more roads, bridges to spur interconnectivity

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 03/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday vowed that his administration will continue to push for more infrastructure projects that will improve the interconnectivity of the country’s road networks. He issued the promise during…

President Marcos to DOTr chief: Ensure just compensation will be given to affected lot owners

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has reminded the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to ensure that just compensation will be given to the property owners who will be affected by the Cebu Bus Rapid…

President Marcos urged: Improve public health system, economy, agri sector

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/10/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Members of some progressive groups want President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to improve the public health system, economy and the country’s agriculture sector. On Monday, Oct. 10, members of BAYAN Central Visayas and…

Marcos Jr. leads latest Pulse Asia survey for presidential race

John Eric Mendoza - @inquirerdotnet 02/13/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. leads the latest Pulse Asia survey for presidential race, with fellow candidate Vice President Leni Robredo at far second. Pulse Asia, in a survey result conducted from January…

Marcos Sr. on Marcos Jr.

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 01/26/2022

By declining to be interviewed by a “biased” Jessica Soho of GMA News and opting for the showbiz Boy Abunda of ABS-CBN, it is obvious that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not inherit his parents’ chutzpah, that extreme…

Falsities and moral turpitude

Artemio V. Panganiban - @inquirerdotnet 12/05/2021

Stripped of legalese, the main issues to oust Bongbong (BB) Marcos from the presidential race are: Did BB commit false material representations in his certificate of candidacy (COC) and did his conviction by the Court of Appeals…

Rama is ‘glad’ of BBM-Sara tandem

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Acting Mayor Michael Rama, a member of the country’s ruling party, PDP-Laban, said he was glad of the tandem of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., and Davao City Mayor Sara…

Tax debt of the Marcos estate

Antonio T. Carpio - @inquirerdotnet 09/30/2021

Death is certain but not the payment of estate taxes. Ferdinand Marcos died 32 years ago on Sept. 29, 1989. His heirs — Imelda, Bongbong, Imee, and Irene — did not file the estate tax return with…

Bongbong Marcos pays P36M installment on poll protest fee

Inquirer.net 04/17/2017

Losing vice presidential candidate and former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday paid P36 million to the Supreme Court as first installment of the required fee for the retrieval of election materials for his election protest…

The courts

Raymund Fernandez 11/08/2016

Except for this tragic decision to bury Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, it seems rarely now that the courts are called upon to determine the contentious truth of things important. And that’s a big shame…

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