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  • THIEVES, RELATIVES IN A NARCO-STATE

    THIEVES, RELATIVES IN A NARCO-STATE

    President Rodrigo Duterte was fuming mad in his 50-minute late night press conference the other night (August 21), at the presidential palace.  He announced the firing of the current Bureau of Customs chief, former military […]

  • The best and worst of times: Ramon S. Ang for president

    The best and worst of times: Ramon S. Ang for president

    By TONY LOPEZ I texted this to my various viber groups: “This month I turn 76. Sadly, the world is not getting any better. Society is not getting polite at all. Nor intelligent. In America […]

  • 10 Young Adult Fiction Books By Filipino Americans

    10 Young Adult Fiction Books By Filipino Americans

    By Audrey Cabaltica GET THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/48BB0qHEverything We Never HadBy Randy Ribay Four generations of male Filipino immigrants deal with their identity, masculinity, and paternal relationship. GET THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/4dJhgTcThe Vanishing StationBy Ana EllicksonHardcover, 364 […]

  • Duterte 2.0

    Duterte 2.0

    By TONY LOPEZ Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte spent almost ten hours seated before the Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee hearing on the “Philippine war” on illegal drugs, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. The title alone of […]

  • Fissiparous Sara D.

    Fissiparous Sara D.

    By TONY LOPEZ Disclosure: The D does not stand for deranged or demented, but rather to the first letter of one of the most awesome political brands locally. During a rambling long-promised two-hour press conference […]

  • 6 Children’s Picture Books by Filipino American Authors

    6 Children’s Picture Books by Filipino American Authors

    Books by Asians have tripled in the US since 2016. Before 2020, it was rare to see any children’s book about a Filipino or any book written by a Filipino. From 2021, US publishers began […]

  • Damned If You Do – A novel that reads like a movie

    Damned If You Do – A novel that reads like a movie

    Damned If You DoAlex BrownHardcover, 364 pages, 2023.Page Street PublishingGET THE BOOK: https://amzn.to/4f3NJVa I picked the book Damned If You Do by Alex Brown from the Teen shelf because the red cover design caught my […]

  • EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS

    EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS

    By Tony Lopez In Congress’s hallowed halls, Friday evening, Oct. 11, 2024, at half past 8, retired police Lieut. Col. Royina Garma had a metanoia. A changing of her mind, a breakdown, an epiphany. She […]

  • ALICE GUO A SPY

    ALICE GUO A SPY

    By TONY LOPEZ Senate hearings on Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) have shifted their focus from illegal gambling to something overarching and spine-chilling—spying.  Specifically, spying by China. One emerging narrative: Alice Leal Guo, alias Guo […]