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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 of the second branch, the legislature, of the Philippine government. Win Gatchalian was voted SP unanimously by a quorum of…
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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 and CEO Ramon S. Ang when he addressed Tuesday, June 9, 2026 the company’s stockholders during their annual meeting conducted…
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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 of Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and the Japanese government led by Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, Japan’s Iron Lady. The 70-year…
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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 pontiff. Technology requires a two-fold commitment: One, a deepening of scientific research; on the other, the exercise of moral and…
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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 of all, an assault on the powers and independence of our Senate. To that, cynics would sneer, “What a ton…
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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 Senate to do what the Constitution says, to proceed with the trial and to decide the case against the Vice…
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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 stolen by our senators and congressmen in tandem with corrupt DPWH officials and even more corrupt private contractors, and two,…
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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 the ASEAN summit is security—food, energy, and safety of ASEAN nationals. The solution is greater ASEAN cooperation thru dialogue, stability,…
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