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Budget guard rails violated
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 4, 2026 - 12:00am
The Supreme Court (SC) decision that declared unconstitutional specific provisions of the budget laws of 2024, 2025 and 2026 could undeniably cause delay in the approval of the 2027 General Appropriation Bill (...
Delicadeza, anyone?
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 2, 2026 - 12:00am
An old Filipino word delicadeza is a borrowed Spanish word referring to a sense of propriety, moral integrity, discretion and decency. 
From practical to smart solutions
by Marichu Villanueva - October 30, 2026 - 12:00am
Every activity, no matter how trivial it may seem, matters a lot to help stave off looming water crisis.
‘Angry nerds’
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 28, 2026 - 12:00am
From all walks of life, civil society organizations (CSOs) and other non-government organizations (NGOs) have finally had their voices heard on their grave common concern on the use of the yearly budget of the national...
Super El Niño
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 26, 2026 - 12:00am
At the public hearing for the proposed 2027 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) last week, Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. expressly supported the suggested declaration of “state of national...
For later release is now never for release
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 22, 2026 - 12:00am
Ironically, the 121-page SC decision absolved PBBM of any culpability or liability.
Same old story
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 21, 2026 - 12:00am
The House of Representatives approved last week on third and final reading the proposed 2027 General Appropriations Bill.
Tale of a Pinocchio
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Over the weekend, freshly appointed press secretary at the White House Katie Zacharia was sacked after her “fake attorney” and “China toilet” scandals.
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.
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