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MANILA, Philippines — After being demoted in May over her supposed aspiration to be Speaker of the House of Representatives, former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday was completely stripped of her designation as…
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has resigned from Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), where she served as chairperson. Duterte on Friday, May 19, 2023, announced the resignation but did not categorically give a…
Some years ago, colleagues, who had been at Edsa in 1986 and experienced people power firsthand, complained that their students did not seem to know or care about it. I advised them to mind their age and…
Who would have thought that a film starring two-time Razzie nominee Gerard Butler could lie at the center of political controversy? First-term Sen. Robinhood C. Padilla is calling for the ban of “Plane”—a B-movie production on a…
The legend goes that the Castilian knight and warlord El Cid, having died in the middle of a siege, ended up with his corpse strapped onto his famed warhorse Babieca upon orders of his widow, Jimena, to…
Ever since we restricted presidents to a single, six-year term, the dilemma of an incumbent nearing their expiration date has been twofold. First, continuity is the toughest pitch to make to the voter in a national election…
PNoy was not my candidate for President in the 2010 elections, but he was certainly head and shoulders above the rest of the “frontrunners”—former president Joseph Estrada and Sen. Manny Villar. The smell of corruption surrounding these…
Among nations long accustomed to misgovernance, where political cynicism is a treasured pastime, former leaders are often remembered for their brazen mishaps and tragic failings. This is especially true in a country like the Philippines, where nostalgia…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Former President and incumbent Speaker of the House, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, expressed gratefulness to Cebuano businessmen who helped Pampanga following the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit the province on April 22. Arroyo,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill for the creation of the Eversley Child Sanitarium Hospital in Barangay Jagobiao, Mandaue City into a general hospital. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea informed House…
NAGA CITY, Cebu, Philippines—Former President and current Speaker of the House Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said she would not be publicly supporting or endorsing any local candidate in Cebu for the upcoming May 13 midterm elections. Arroyo, in a…
MANDAUE CITY—Chinese heavy truck manufacturer Sinotruk has named All Prime International Motor Corp. as the only authorized distributor based in the Visayas. Zheng Xu Yang, Sinotruk international president, explained that their company chose All Prime International because…
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