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Three big BBM gains in 30 months

By TONY LOPEZ After 30 months as president, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. has scored three remarkable achievements: One, he consolidated power and strengthened his political base by cutting down to size the biggest challenge to […]

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Money, money

By TONY LOPEZ The government did two things with our money in 2024. Both will impact on our political and economic consciousness in 2025 and perhaps, beyond. ​One, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the reincarnation […]

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The Deal of the Century

By Tony Lopez In two years or less, vows Ramon S. Ang (RSA), Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will be rated one of the best, if not the best in Asia.  And Asia is […]

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A DEFINING MOMENT FOR CONGRESS

Confronting criminality and corruption with courage and resolve By Rep. Robert Ace Barbers Chair, House Committee on Dangerous Drugs (Sponsorship speech, Dec.18, 2024 House session) This report is not merely an account of our work, […]

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The Duterte family’s criminal enterprise

By TONY LOPEZ Davao’s Duterte family was one grand criminal enterprise. Their main business has been illegal drugs. The family flooded the archipelago with illegal drugs imported in huge volumes with the help of Chinese […]