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COMMONSENSE
To catch the big fish
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 16, 2026 - 12:00am
’Smuggling is smuggling, whether it is P10 million or less,‘ the BOC chief stressed.
Presidential prerogative
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 14, 2026 - 12:00am
It came as a big surprise, if not shock – the sudden exit of Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez.
No progress for ProGress
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 12, 2026 - 12:00am
Now in the last 20 months of his term of office, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) has been obviously all over the place here and abroad. While he chalked up to 47 foreign travels in the...
A Fix the fix
by Marichu Villanueva - October 9, 2026 - 12:00am
‘This tax increase could not come at a worse time,’ Tañada rued.
Precedent SC rulings on BKSE postponements
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 7, 2026 - 12:00am
Not to be cited for contempt or be accused of sub judice, political pundits are betting whether or not the latest petition of veteran election lawyer Romulo Macalintal will get the majority support of the 15-man...
Jail electoral saboteurs, ‘Inshallah’
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 5, 2026 - 12:00am
‘Within a year, there is already a determination of who will be charged (for electoral sabotage),’ Garcia vowed.
Wishing for ‘gold standard’
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 2, 2026 - 12:00am
If the SK and the BARMM can implement it, why is there no national law up to now to ban political dynasties?
Amend the EPIRA now
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 30, 2026 - 12:00am
The Manila Electric Co. is reportedly seeking the go-signal from the Energy Regulatory Commission to allow the power utility giant to implement the next round of refunds to its customers. In its application...
The bag of tricks
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 28, 2026 - 12:00am
Every magic show rests on the audience who watch it. 
Systems loss, consumers gain
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 25, 2026 - 12:00am
‘There are already writings on the walls, so to speak,’ Alabanza echoed the NGCP warning.
Remove bad websites, not restrict tech access
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 23, 2026 - 12:00am
In a span of four months, three school shooting incidents took place one after the other, with no less than teenage students as the armed shooters.
Shades of martial law
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 21, 2026 - 12:00am
For many Filipinos, we quietly observe today one of the darkest periods in our country’s history when it was placed under martial law rule 54 years ago.
Investing in stocks 101
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 18, 2026 - 12:00am
It is worth looking forward to the initial public offering scheduled next month of electronic wallet giant GCash.
No refund lobby
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 16, 2026 - 12:00am
After years of it being charged to our monthly electric bills, the Bureau of Internal Revenue has officially removed the value-added tax on system loss charge of power utilities like the Manila Electric...
Looking for someone to blame
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 14, 2026 - 12:00am
Eleven hours to Dagupan; 14 hours to San Fernando, Pampanga, a city you can normally reach in two; 10 hours to Baguio.
Dangers of losing weight
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 11, 2026 - 12:00am
Coming out from a self-imposed absence from public view, Romualdez was noticeably thinner aBefore he could be served the arrest warrant for his P7.4-billion plunder case, former House Speaker Ferdinand...
The ‘real pressure’
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 9, 2026 - 12:00am
But is there a bogus or fake pressure? Or perhaps artificial or trumped up pressure?
Beyond the reach of justice
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 7, 2026 - 12:00am
When the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) wound down on March 13 this year, two questioned projects submitted to them for investigation had nothing to do with alleged “ghost” flood control...
Just doing his job
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 4, 2026 - 12:00am
Lacanilao continues to pull no punches as incumbent LTO chief.
‘Greed in their hearts’
by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 2, 2026 - 12:00am
There is an old saying about the tail wagging the dog.
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