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Grand tourism
By TONY LOPEZ On Aug. 15, 2025, the Manila Overseas Press Club (MOPC) held its Grand Tourism Night at the New World Makati. It was a resounding success. Guests swelled to more than double the initial booked reservation and they included CEOs and senior officials of the Philippines’ best, biggest and oldest corporations and the…
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The biggest thieves
By TONY LOPEZ By this time, the government should have ordered the arrest of three people—spouses Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya and Bicol party list Congressman Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co—for crime against the people. According to Senate President Tempore Panfilo Lacson, over ten years, from 2016 to 2025, Curlee and Sarah Discaya bagged P207.25 billion…
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Rage against corruption
By TONY LOPEZ On August 23, 2025, I wrote: “It’s the biggest syndicated looting of the treasury – the plunder of P1 trillion of the P2-trillion flood control money in the last 15 years (2011 to 2025). Of the P2 trillion, over P1 trillion, 53%, came during 2023 to 2025, the first three years of…
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THE LEADER FOR OUR TIMES
The President confronts corruption, cleans house, vows to do something substantial for the good of all Filipinos By Tony Lopez On Sunday night (Sept. 7, 2025), President Marcos Jr. cried on camera, during the fourth episode of his regular presidential podcast. He wondered how did the flood control corruption become so massive, how has government…
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KING AGUILUZ: DISRUPTOR
By Tony Lopez To mark his 80th birthday this September 2025, Dr. Amable R. “King” Aguiluz V did something unusual. He gave an 80% discount on tuition fees for new enrollees to his schools—the largest conglomerate of schools in the Philippines and in Asia. The discount was offered by AMA University and Colleges, ABE International…
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Abolish flood control
By TONY LOPEZ His State of the Nation Address (SONA) of July 28, 2025 showed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s mettle to do a major house cleaning in his governance, tackle corruption, deliver basic services, and improve meaningfully the life of the majority of 115 million Filipinos, between now and 2028. BBM showed that boldness…
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STOP THE CORRUPTION, ABOLISH THE DPWH NOW
By TONY LOPEZ Abolish the Department of Public Works and Highways. For two reasons: 1) It is the biggest source of rampant corruption in government. It is today the Philippines’ biggest criminal enterprise. 2) It is the biggest reason why 15 million Filipinos remain dirt poor. With the DPWH out of the picture, the government should simply auction its…
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RSA offers to solve flooding at no cost to government, the people
SMC CEO says flood control is nothingmore than dredging or cleaning rivers By Tony Lopez Fed up with being blamed every time there is a massive flood in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, San Miguel Corporation Chair and CEO Ramon S. Ang has offered no taipan in his right mind will offer—solve the flood problems…
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