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  • First Lady, a fine lady

    First Lady, a fine lady

    By TONY LOPEZ From January 2001 til June 30, 2022, the Philippines did not have a first lady, that is a woman legally married to a male president of the republic.  From 1898 til June […]

  • THE SENIORS’ CHAMPION

    THE SENIORS’ CHAMPION

    Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda is taking up the cudgels for over 28 million disadvantaged Filipinos— the 15 million solo parents, 12 million senior citizens (SCs), and 1.5 million persons with disability (PWD).  […]

  • BATTLE OF THE BEST AND BIGGEST

    BATTLE OF THE BEST AND BIGGEST

    SMC and SM fuel the Philippines’ robust economic growth The Philippines’ two largest conglomerates are powering the country’s robust economic growth this year and in the coming years. Both having demonstrated unprecedented expansion in the […]

  • Japan and the US: Partners for a free and open Indo-Pacific

    Japan and the US: Partners for a free and open Indo-Pacific

    Joint Statement By US PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDENAND JAPAN PRIME MINISTER FUMIO KISHIDAApril 10, 2024 Over the course of the last three years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has reached unprecedented heights. We arrived at this historic moment […]

  • PREPARING FOR AN ASIA Pacific war  VS. CHINA

    PREPARING FOR AN ASIA Pacific war  VS. CHINA

    Siege and seduction By ANTONIO S. LOPEZ “Diplomacy must never be a siege but a seduction,” says Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin in the Apple TV+’s “Franklin”. The leaders of the United States, Japan, the Philippines, […]

  • BBM approval ratings down

    BBM approval ratings down

    By TONY LOPEZ In the March 6-10, 2024 Pulse Asia survey, the approval and trust ratings of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. (BBM) fell dramatically, an early indication of popular dissatisfaction with his performance, […]

  • Artificial intelligence

    Artificial intelligence

    By Tony Lopez Today, tomorrow begins, thanks to Artificial Intelligence. AI. AI, says IBM, is “technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities.” In plain language, AI is a robot […]

  • The Philippines’ game-changing measures to improve business environment

    The Philippines’ game-changing measures to improve business environment

    By Ralph G. Recto Secretary of Finance (Keynote speech during the  Manila Overseas Press Club “Finance Night”, Fairmont Hotel, Makati, March 20, 2024) Mr. Tony Lopez, Chairman of the Metro Manila Overseas Press Club; distinguished […]