Bells and Digong

Jason A. Baguia 07/28/2017

“I may be able to speak the languages of human beings and even of angels, but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell.” –Saint Paul (I…

Duterte’s appearance at Sona rally a security nightmare- PNP

Inquirer.net 07/24/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to face jeering protesters after his second State of the Nation Address was a “security nightmare,” Quezon City police director Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar admitted on Monday. “Kita niyo security nightmare yan when…

Cebu militant groups slam Duterte for unfulfilled platforms

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/24/2017

  CEBU CITY—More than 100 members of militant groups joined the protest action here on Monday, hours before President Duterte was scheduled to deliver his State of the Nation Address. The group marched from Cebu provincial capitol…

Duterte to deliver ‘realistic but hopeful’ Sona as militants set protest in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/23/2017

Allies and critics alike of the Duterte administration have many expectations in today’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Rodrigo Duterte, which Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said would be “frank, challenging, realistic but hopeful.” “The…

Duterte to bat for tax reform passage, present ‘solid accomplishments’ in Sona — Diokno

Inquirer.net 07/23/2017

Manila — President Duterte will push for the approval of the first package of the comprehensive tax reform program in his State of the Nation Address (Sona) today, according to Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno. The package…

PRO-7, militants prepare for anti-Sona rally on Monday

Calvin Cordova, Fe Marie Dumabo 07/21/2017

Police your own ranks and avoid creating chaos. Authorities made the call in Friday’s dialogue with militant and sectoral group leaders in Cebu City as part of the security preparations for Monday’s State of the Nation Address…

Keep it modest, Alvarez tells colleagues on Sona dress code

Inquirer.net 07/18/2017

Ditch the gowns, donate for Marawi instead. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez had this to say on Tuesday when asked about the dress code for the upcoming State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Rodrigo Duterte. In a…

Andanar on martial law extension: Let’s wait for Sona

Inquirer.net 07/15/2017

Let’s just wait for the day.” This was how Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar yesterday viewed the possibility of President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision whether to extend or not the martial rule in Mindanao. “We don’t know if…

Sacrifice and reasonable compromise

Stephen D. Capillas 10/20/2016

  Overheard on the radio, an elderly listener weigh in on Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s proposal to ban private car use in one of two Cebu bridges during peak hours in favor of buses to fetch…

Imperatives for the Philippine economy in the next six years

Fernando Fajardo 08/11/2016

On the economy, the President said in his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) to hand over an economy that is much stronger, characterized by solid growth, low and stable inflation . . . and robust…

The Philippine economy in the next six years

Fernando Fajardo 08/04/2016

This is not about forecasting on what most likely to be the annual growth rate of the Philippine economy in the next six years or until the next presidential election. To do so would be to belie…

Reshaping the Constitution

07/31/2016

Despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s push for a Constitutional Convention to amend the 1987 Constitution that would pave the way for a federal system of government in the country, eventually he was prevailed upon by his allies in…

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