Archive - Commentary Year 2024 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 Commentary Is it the end of Paolo Duterte? It is a dramatic scene we are now familiar with. Paolo Duterte was fuming mad when the House stripped him of 2B pesos in funds for his district. By Antonio J. Montalvan II | Jan 20, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Commentary Attempt to shortcut Charter change betrays sinister motives The deceptions in shortcutting the Cha-cha process should unmask the politicians’ self-serving agenda to extend their term and change the form of government to allow them to stay on. By Tita C. Valderama | Jan 15, 2024 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Commentary How Archbishop Capalla dealt with Duterte’s tirades It was characteristic Rodrigo Duterte venom, said with neither veracity nor restraint, and – as we all know well by now – without objectivity. By Antonio J. Montalvan II | Jan 8, 2024 | 8-minute read KEEP READING Commentary Marcos ‘build better, more’ vow for 2024 – a rehash of previous year’s pledge How will the Marcos administration deliver on its BBM projects without leaving behind a Philippines sinking deeper and deeper into debt? By Tita C. Valderama | Jan 8, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Commentary Renewed hope for 2024 Can the Marcos administration, if at all, bring down the prices of consumer goods without heavy reliance on importation before its term ends in 2028? By Tita C. Valderama | Jan 1, 2024 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination Newer posts 1 2