Waiting for the last SONA

Gerard Pareja 07/28/2015

Brace yourself for storm Binay. Motambong kuno si Binay ning katapusang SONA ni P-Noy. Ug kon gani motunga siya, matawag nato si Binay nga the elephant in the room. Kay ang pinakakusog sa mga kandidato nga mopuli…

Challenge for the peace council

04/19/2015

RET. CHIEF JUSTICE HILARIO G. DAVIDE, JR. Convenor, Peace Council c/o Office of the Executive Secretary Malacañang Palace Manila   Dear Chief Justice Davide, My congratulations on your being part of the historic Peace Council – hopefully…

Man up

04/13/2015

Nearly four months after it happened, the Jan.25 Mamasapano massacre of the 44 Special Action Forces (SAF) commandos continues to haunt the country. The latest investigation , the House probe which should have started at the same…

Day of valor includes SAF 44

Inquirer, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza, Vanessa Lucero 04/09/2015

In remembering soldiers  who died  for the country  in the 1942 Fall of Bataan, an 87-year-old war veteran in Cebu city said the day’s honor extends to the 44 Special Action Force commandos who were killed last…

Espina’s farewell tour

04/06/2015

Near the end of the movie “Furious 7” the main character Dominic Torreto (Vin Diesel) silently left the beach party after agreeing with the rest of his crew that his brother-in-law and former cop Brian Connor (played…

‘WE MOVE ON’

Apple Ta-as 03/29/2015

PNP chief says Cebu cops ‘among the best’; eyes his retirement in July   Police Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina called Cebu “my second home” and reminded policemen in the region to serve with “honor” in memory…

PNPA top grad, PNoy renew calls for peace despite Mamasapano

Inquirer 03/27/2015

MANILA – President Benigno Aquino reiterated his culpability in the Mamasapano tragedy as he addressed the incident once again – and for the last time, apparently – during the PNPA Commencement Exercise where he served as keynote…

IBP chief: P-Noy should apologize for Mamasapano massacre

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/22/2015

President Benigno Aquino III can still bounce back and regain public confidence provided he apologizes to the Filipino people for the Mamasapano massacre that claimed the lives of 44 Special Action Force (SAF) police commandos. “The most…

‘President could have done more’

03/18/2015

OPENING STATEMENT Office of Sen. Grace Poe After five public hearings, five executive sessions, and 73 hours of full discussion attended by 37 resource persons, and more than 4,300 documents, the Committees were able to ferret out…

Full report: The Mamasapano incident

03/13/2015

MANILA, Philippines — The findings of the Philippine National Police’s Board of Inquiry (PNP-BOI) on the January 25 Mamasapano incident was made available online on Friday after it was submitted to Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II.…

Conflict drivers

02/27/2015

  The botched January 25 Mamasapano police operation is holding hostage 17 years of negotiations to craft a political settlement to the armed conflict in Bangsamoro Mindanao. Aggravating the situation is the complicity of President Benigno Aquino…

Stop playing to the gallery

Editorial 02/14/2015

In last Thursday’s Senate hearing on the Mamasapano incident, Sen. Loren Legarda warned colleagues not to reduce the Bangsamoro conflict into a religious conflict. Earlier in the hearing nerves were frayed when Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano repeatedly…

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