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National food branding
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - March 24, 2025 - 12:00am
Pampango food is scrumptious; the dishes prepared by my favorite cooking teachers, Sylvia Reynosa Gala and her son Ernest will attest to that.
Chief gov’t lawyer
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - March 21, 2025 - 12:00am
As of yesterday, the word from Malacañang was that Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra still enjoyed the trust of President Marcos and would not be asked to resign.
‘A done deal’
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - March 19, 2025 - 12:00am
All those protest rallies and petitions before the Supreme Court notwithstanding, at this point it looks like the International Criminal Court will proceed with the trial of Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against h...
Presumption of regularity
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - March 17, 2025 - 12:00am
With former president Rodrigo Duterte finally facing the International Criminal Court last Friday, even if only by video link, it looks like there’s no more turning back: the ICC has acquired jurisdiction over...
Wages of breaking up
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - March 14, 2025 - 12:00am
If Sara Duterte had not picked a fight with the Marcos-Araneta-Romualdez clan and the UniTeam hadn’t broken up, would her father be in The Hague right now, waiting to be tried by the “white people”...
Under arrest
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - March 12, 2025 - 12:00am
Killing and Rodrigo Duterte seem to be inseparable.
Challenging the dynasts
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - March 10, 2025 - 12:00am
Unless you’re part of a dynasty or a beneficiary of dynasts’ patronage, you must be about to throw up from the greed for political power of certain clans.
‘Underdesigned’
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - March 7, 2025 - 12:00am
In countries such as Japan and South Korea, the collapse of a portion of a brand-new bridge would have led to at least one top official taking the blame, apologizing to the public and then resigning, even before...
Still a dirty money haven
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - March 5, 2025 - 12:00am
Now that the Philippines, after missing its deadline, finally managed to get out of the gray list of countries under tighter monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force or FATF, the global dirty money watchdog...
‘No weak leader’
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - March 3, 2025 - 12:00am
There’s a joke that President Marcos cannot possibly be interested in staying in power beyond 2028. Why?
Beastly
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 28, 2025 - 12:00am
In my nightmare moments during the COVID pandemic, I eased my grief and kept my sanity intact while under isolation by watching movies and video about dogs.
Job applicants
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 26, 2025 - 12:00am
Snubbing public debates worked for the UniTeam in 2022. On the other hand, attending debates worked for Rodrigo Duterte in 2016.
EDSA revival
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 24, 2025 - 12:00am
A year shy of 40 years, the EDSA people power revolt seems to be enjoying a renaissance.
The US powers down
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 21, 2025 - 12:00am
In his avowed effort to make America great again, Donald Trump is pulling the rug out from under one of the pillars of that greatness: aid diplomacy.
The negative list
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 19, 2025 - 12:00am
With candidates and parties opting for negative campaigning, there are now people who are also dwelling on the negative, swapping notes on who they will NOT vote for in May.
Stopping Duterte 2.0
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 17, 2025 - 12:00am
Marcos 2.0, worried about a Duterte 2.0 in 2028, is throwing everything including the kitchen sink at Vice President Sara Duterte.
Negative campaigning
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 14, 2025 - 12:00am
Kicking off the official campaign of administration candidates for the Senate, President Marcos went negative, showing a different aspect of his persona.
Election anarchy
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 12, 2025 - 12:00am
One of the worst illustrations of institutional failure in this country is the conduct of elections.
Absent teacher
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 10, 2025 - 12:00am
Too many school days are lost not only because of typhoons, floods, extreme heat and impromptu holidays.
Impeaching Sara
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - February 7, 2025 - 12:00am
There are several intriguing points in the unprecedented impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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