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Finance Secretary Ralph Recto gets wise advice on how to survive as a member of the Cabinet, and adds a piece of his own

Four incumbent justices – Hernando, Marquez, Kho, and Singh – will serve across four presidents as they retire in 2036

The current system of choosing the presidential candidates to lead the nation is provided in the 1987 Constitution.

Nowadays, it is de rigueur to look down on people in government. And we cannot blame the public who generally hold our elective public officials in contempt. While campaigning for votes, they would endlessly talk about their deep compassion for little people. But once they assume office, they show their real character—unprincipled,…

The choices Filipino farmers make By JUSTIN UMALI SANTA ROSA, Laguna – Rommy Torres is a farmer in Sitio Compra, Barangay San Mateo, Norzagaray, Bulacan. He was a quiet man who cultivated bananas and other root crops. Last year, agents from Royal Moluccan Realty Holdings, inc. fenced off 75.5 ha. of disputed land and separated farmers like Torres from their crops. RMRHI has tried to stake its claim to the land since 1998, but the farmers have lived there since the 1950s. Last February 3, Torr...

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → January → 31 → One hundred years of struggle in Hacienda Yulo One hundred years of struggle in Hacienda Yulo By JUSTIN UMALI SANTA ROSA, Laguna — Dorotea Mangubat watched silently as her family’s home was being burned down. She could do nothing but clutch a statue of the Sto. Niño; the only possession she managed to salvage from inside. Had the armed guards had their way, Dorotea would’ve burned inside the house with her Sto. Niñ...