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  • 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 […]

  • Madriaga vs. Sara

    Madriaga vs. Sara

    By TONY LOPEZ As a gofer, go-to man, bag or trash man, special assistant and driver-cum security officer, no one perhaps could handle various roles assigned him better than did Ramil L. Madriaga to President […]

  • What government is doing to make commuting safe, cheap, convenient, and dependable

    What government is doing to make commuting safe, cheap, convenient, and dependable

    By Secretary Giovanni Z. LopezDepartment of Transportation (Presentation before the Management Association of the Philippines, April 8, 2026) Make commuting safe and convenient. Following this directive, the Department of Transportation is focusing on what we […]

  • MARIE LOUISE ARANETA MARCOS

    MARIE LOUISE ARANETA MARCOS

    By Tony Lopez No first lady has had such a profound and lasting impact on governance, inclusion, and in giving meaning and substance to otherwise humdrum day to day existence of ordinary Filipinos as has […]