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Rebuilding from the ruins
by Marichu A. Villanueva - June 13, 2025 - 12:00am
This is to bring forth greater recognition of Mindanao’s vital role in nation-building, Sinarimbo added.
Stop the clock
by Marichu A. Villanueva - June 11, 2025 - 12:00am
By hook or by crook, the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte must get underway.
Dead spots on digital jobs
by Marichu A. Villanueva - June 9, 2025 - 12:00am
Over the weekend, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released its monthly Labor Force Survey showing the country’s unemployment and the quality of jobs in the market worsened as of April this year....
Faster actions at the DICT
by Marichu A. Villanueva - June 6, 2025 - 12:00am
“Boss, thank you po. Nandito pa po ako,” the DICT Secretary quipped as he acted out a salute.
Is there really a religious voting bloc in the Phl?
by Marichu A. Villanueva - June 4, 2025 - 12:00am
At the resumption of the Senate sessions last Monday, the lines were clearly drawn between those in favor of and those against the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Chiz vs 3 ex-Senate chiefs
by Marichu A. Villanueva - June 2, 2025 - 12:00am
Originally scheduled to grind starting today, the Senate leadership decided to reset anew the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte. Out-of-the blue, Senate President Francis “Chiz”...
New Senate alliances
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 30, 2025 - 12:00am
The incoming 20th Congress augurs well with the return of veteran senators. Specifically, their track record of performance, not to mention their grit, integrity and diligence in legislative work got them re-elected...
Trial balloons
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 28, 2025 - 12:00am
More than a week after the reset in governance was announced, it has yet to get traction despite so much public expectation it generated.
Did everyone get the memo?
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 26, 2025 - 12:00am
One of the hardest parts of the job of an Executive Secretary in the Office of the President is handing out pink slips to government officials, especially fellow Cabinet members. Since the Executive Secretary...
Breathing spell from politics
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 23, 2025 - 12:00am
Barely over and done with the just concluded May 12 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections is already gearing up to conduct the next polls taking place in our country five months from now....
Just do it – PBBM
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 21, 2025 - 12:00am
There were many varying interpretations on the results of the just concluded May 12 national and local elections.
Feeling the people’s pain
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 19, 2025 - 12:00am
The just concluded national and local elections are said to be the referendum for the incumbent administration half-way through its six-year term of office.
Random manual recount of votes
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 16, 2025 - 12:00am
“May mga malikot ang isip, many are likely to speculate that there’s cheating going on,” the NAMFREL chief rued.
Comelec’s K.K.K. battlecry
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 14, 2025 - 12:00am
Since the 1987 Constitution got ratified, we hold elections in the Philippines every three years.
For the Motherland
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 12, 2025 - 12:00am
The weather is forecast to be warm and humid as 68.4 million Filipino voters troop today to polling precincts all over the country. 
Cyberwar vs online election threats
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 9, 2025 - 12:00am
This new breed of election threats comes from the so-called “dark web” in the cyberworld.
Apples and oranges, or lemons?
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 7, 2025 - 12:00am
Don’t compare apples and oranges.
It’s now her turn
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 5, 2025 - 12:00am
For the past several months, Vice President Sara Duterte went through bitterly fought congressional hearings on her alleged misuse of public funds.
Vote for the Philippines
by Marichu A. Villanueva - May 2, 2025 - 12:00am
 “What I’m doing is not just for election purposes. I have called China out since 2022,” Tolentino rebutted.  
PCO house cleaning stirs up dust
by Marichu A. Villanueva - April 30, 2025 - 12:00am
The Presidential Communications Office house cleaning initiatives stirred a hornet’s nest among present members of media called the Malacañang Press Corps.
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