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Accountability
By Tony Lopez You are the brother of the king of one of the world’s greatest imperial powers. Your royal house has produced four kings and one queen in 109 years. Current King Charles is […]
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A failing and dying democracy
By Tony Lopez At the celebration of Constitution Day, Feb. 10 at the Manila Polo Club, retired Chief Justice Reynato Puno declared: “Democracy all over the world is on the decline, including democracy in the […]
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When rulers are deaf and blind
By TONY LOPEZ Our politicians, our public servants, are deaf and blind. They do not hear the sentiments and wishes of our people. And if they ever hear the people, our politicians simply ignore the […]
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PROFICIENCY COLLAPSE
The world’s super “bobos” (idiots) By TONY LOPEZ The Filipino child is one of the most malnourished, most stupid, and most incompetent children in the world. Nine in ten Filipino kids cannot understand what they read […]
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RSA and SMC
By TONY LOPEZ I have covered San Miguel Corp. mostly relentlessly, in my 56 years of economic and business journalism, thru its various management teams and controlling stockholders –the legendary Don Andres Soriano Jr. (ASJ), […]
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BIG, BOLD REFORMS: PH open for business
By TONY LOPEZ This one is for Ripley’s Believe It or Not. The Investor Relations Office of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Department of Finance conducted a three-hour “Big, Bold Reforms” forum […]
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TIME TO ACT, PBBM
By TONY LOPEZ This 2026 is a watershed year for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. (BBM), a decisive year of either great achievements or great disappointments, an annus mirabilis or an annus horribilis. This […]
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THE NEW NAIA 2026
By TONY LOPEZ In 2025, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) handled 52.02 million passengers, a new high and breaking the previous record of 50.1 million chalked up in 2024, also scored under the new airport […]







