COVER STORY

TOURISM BOOMS

By TONY LOPEZ At the groundbreaking for the Caticlan (Boracay) airport terminal on July 14, 2025, President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos, BBM) had effusive words for Chair and CEO Ramon S. Ang, whose […]

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THE PHILIPPINES IS RICH

By Tony Lopez The Philippines is not so bad a country after all. The World Bank published July 2, 2025 its latest tome, the World Bank Development Indicators (WDI), the world’s premier collection of cross-country […]

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Plunder.  Perfidy.  Political assassination

By Tony Lopez Plunder.  Perfidy.  Political assassination. These are the three major crimes committed by impeached Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, against the people.  They are very grave, not silly, charges.  The evidence is so […]

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US-Iran war: Drama and deception

US fails to destroy Iran nuke labs; NATO nations up defense budget to 5% of GDP By TONY LOPEZ Was it all drama and deception? The world might have just witnessed the shortest global war […]

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SARA’S TRIAL

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH By TONY LOPEZ Go to the Senate hall during the trial.  Sit down.   Listen to the proceedings, the presentation of evidence.  Let the defense lawyer and the prosecution tangle with […]