• Senate President Win

    Senate President Win

    By TONY LOPEZ At 9:24 Wednesday morning June 17, 2026, Sherwin Ting Gatchalian, 52, was sworn in as the 34th president of the Philippine Senate, the third highest official of the land and the leader […]

  • SMC redefines resilience

    SMC redefines resilience

    By Tony Lopez The best is yet to come.  For San Miguel Corp., for its owners, for the customers it serves, and for Filipinos in general. That is the strong message delivered by SMC Chair […]

  • Marcoses wow the Japanese

    Marcoses wow the Japanese

    By TONY LOPEZ President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. probably made the most important state visit of his six-year presidency when he and First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos went to Japan, May 26-29, 2026 as guests […]

  • MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS ENCYCLICAL ON HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

    MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS ENCYCLICAL ON HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

    Pope Leo warns of dangers of AI, seeks transparency, vigilance, and regulationThe Vatican wants AI technology to be disarmed By Tony Lopez Technology is not simply a tool, says Pope Leo XIV, the first American […]

  • Wanted for murders: Sen. Bato dela Rosa

    Wanted for murders: Sen. Bato dela Rosa

    By TONY LOPEZ Supporters of Ronald “Bato” Marapon dela Rosa, 64, frame his case as an issue of sovereignty, nationalism, an assault on the integrity of the Philippine justice system, and the most egregious excuse […]

  • Bishops to Senate: Proceed with VP Sara trial, forthwith

    Bishops to Senate: Proceed with VP Sara trial, forthwith

    Amid suggestions from some senators not to proceed forthwith, with the trial of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, 136-bishop strong Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has come out with a statement urging the […]

  • FLOOD CONTROL HARA-KIRI

    FLOOD CONTROL HARA-KIRI

    By TONY LOPEZ Two recent developments have had deleterious effects on the economy and the lifestyle of the Filipino: one, the flood control corruption in which up to P1 trillion of our money is being […]

  • THE LUZON ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

    THE LUZON ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

    By TONY LOPEZ Two major diplomatic offensives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. this May: 1) He hosts the 48th summit of ASEAN leaders on May 8, 2026 in Cebu, central Philippine. Main theme of […]