^
+ Follow administration Tag
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2529134
                    [Title] => Teka-teka Junior
                    [Summary] => 

Think about it: if the highest paid ghost employee in government, MIA Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, had resisted arrest on suspicion of any offense in the previous administration, he would have been shot dead on the spot, no questions asked, for fighting back or nanlaban.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2510463 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Where’s the cold chain? [Summary] =>

It’s been four years since a new administration took over and President Marcos – in emphasizing the importance he attached to farm production – served concurrently as agriculture secretary.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/05/30/editorialdefault-1_2023-05-30_13-49-27_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2461684 [Title] => Reality check, Mr. President [Summary] =>

In an ideal Philippine government, the democratically elected administration would be able to raise revenues by collecting the proper taxes from its citizens, corporate entities, businesses and fees for various public services, custom duties and tariffs on imports.

[DatePublished] => 2025-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136596 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808334 [AuthorName] => Marianne Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2448110 [Title] => Nearly all keep posts in BBM Cabinet reset [Summary] =>

Twenty-one officials will remain in public service, while four others were let go in the third wave of leadership changes emanating from President Marcos’ performance review of agencies under the executive branch.

[DatePublished] => 2025-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/06/03/1_2025-06-03_23-24-37993_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2432754 [Title] => Can we feed ourselves? [Summary] =>

If we are talking about the very basic task of feeding our people, for all intents and purposes, we have lost the first three years of BBM’s administration. BBM knew agriculture was going to be his most urgent problem.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136475 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2430825 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Hot spots [Summary] =>

The dry season has not yet started, but after a monsoon-induced cool weekend, hot weather is expected this week, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/05/30/editorialdefault-2_2023-05-30_13-52-21_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2424322 [Title] => The problem is you! [Summary] => This administration is either in denial or tone deaf. Let me explain. [DatePublished] => 2025-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136504 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806379 [AuthorName] => Andrew J. Masigan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2412647 [Title] => US court blocks Biden-era net neutrality rules [Summary] => A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that US regulators overstepped their authority by reinstating "net neutrality" rules governing internet service providers, dealing a blow to the Biden administration. [DatePublished] => 2025-01-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134176 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2195241 [Title] => Actor, winner; lawyer loser [Summary] => Before anything else, let me express my gratitude to the administration of The Freeman for accepting me to write my column again starting, coincidentally, in its 103rd anniversary. Happy anniversary! [DatePublished] => 2022-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2191302 [Title] => Building on the foundation [Summary] => The new administration is coming in this July. What does that mean for the current administration’s programs, policies, and ongoing projects? [DatePublished] => 2022-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134448 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806077 [AuthorName] => Tony F. Katigbak [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
administration
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2529134
                    [Title] => Teka-teka Junior
                    [Summary] => 

Think about it: if the highest paid ghost employee in government, MIA Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, had resisted arrest on suspicion of any offense in the previous administration, he would have been shot dead on the spot, no questions asked, for fighting back or nanlaban.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2510463 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Where’s the cold chain? [Summary] =>

It’s been four years since a new administration took over and President Marcos – in emphasizing the importance he attached to farm production – served concurrently as agriculture secretary.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/05/30/editorialdefault-1_2023-05-30_13-49-27_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2461684 [Title] => Reality check, Mr. President [Summary] =>

In an ideal Philippine government, the democratically elected administration would be able to raise revenues by collecting the proper taxes from its citizens, corporate entities, businesses and fees for various public services, custom duties and tariffs on imports.

[DatePublished] => 2025-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136596 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808334 [AuthorName] => Marianne Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2448110 [Title] => Nearly all keep posts in BBM Cabinet reset [Summary] =>

Twenty-one officials will remain in public service, while four others were let go in the third wave of leadership changes emanating from President Marcos’ performance review of agencies under the executive branch.

[DatePublished] => 2025-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/06/03/1_2025-06-03_23-24-37993_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2432754 [Title] => Can we feed ourselves? [Summary] =>

If we are talking about the very basic task of feeding our people, for all intents and purposes, we have lost the first three years of BBM’s administration. BBM knew agriculture was going to be his most urgent problem.

[DatePublished] => 2025-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136475 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2430825 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Hot spots [Summary] =>

The dry season has not yet started, but after a monsoon-induced cool weekend, hot weather is expected this week, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/05/30/editorialdefault-2_2023-05-30_13-52-21_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2424322 [Title] => The problem is you! [Summary] => This administration is either in denial or tone deaf. Let me explain. [DatePublished] => 2025-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136504 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806379 [AuthorName] => Andrew J. Masigan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2412647 [Title] => US court blocks Biden-era net neutrality rules [Summary] => A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that US regulators overstepped their authority by reinstating "net neutrality" rules governing internet service providers, dealing a blow to the Biden administration. [DatePublished] => 2025-01-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134176 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2195241 [Title] => Actor, winner; lawyer loser [Summary] => Before anything else, let me express my gratitude to the administration of The Freeman for accepting me to write my column again starting, coincidentally, in its 103rd anniversary. Happy anniversary! [DatePublished] => 2022-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2191302 [Title] => Building on the foundation [Summary] => The new administration is coming in this July. What does that mean for the current administration’s programs, policies, and ongoing projects? [DatePublished] => 2022-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134448 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806077 [AuthorName] => Tony F. Katigbak [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with