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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 Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, presidential heir apparent and she claims, a shoo-in for the presidency in…
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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 call commuter-centric projects that will encourage our private motorists or private vehicle owners to use the public transportation system. Based…
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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 Mrs. Marie Louise “Liza” Cacho Araneta Marcos — Liza Araneta Marcos or simply LAM, the wife of President Ferdinand “Bongbong”…
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Wanna buy Petron?
By TONY LOPEZ San Miguel Corp. chair and CEO Ramon Ang has revived his offer to sell Petron Corporation back to the government. RSA first made the offer in 2021 when government planners noticed that its mother company, San Miguel Corporation, has made such a good business out of Petron. The sentiment grew louder after…
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All options to end the Iran war are bad
By TONY LOPEZ Iran has two main strategic advantages in fighting the war against the United States and Israel: 1) control of the Strait of Hormuz and 2) vulnerability of the Gulf Countries (GC) to Iran’s sabotage and attacks. Control of Hormuz chokes oil exports—20% of the world’s supply and the main revenue source of…
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SMC and Petron deliver record profits
By Tony Lopez You will know if a company is properly managed or not by how it behaves or thrives in good and bad times, especially in bad times. Beer, beverages, food, infra, power and petroleum refining behemoth San Miguel Corp. has shown how strategic visioning, management discipline, and marvelous execution can build the resilience…
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SM Investments Corp. shows how to thrive during crises, conflicts, global challenges
The world is in turmoil. Never ending wars are taking place in a number of areas across the globe, with no end in sight. Major armed conflicts are ongoing in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and parts of Africa, in particular, Russia-Ukraine, US-Israel-Iran (impacting Lebanon/Gaza), Sudan, Yemen, Syria, and Myanmar, resulting in severe humanitarian and…
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BBM, upheavals, the next president
By TONY LOPEZ Who is the ideal president in 2028? At a fireside chat-cum-forum with ASEAN editors and businessmen Feb. 24 in Makati, replying to a question by moderator Rico Hizon, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. enumerated some of the next president’s “must have” qualifications: Somebody who: 1) understands economics, understands how to create jobs,…
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