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Cito Beltran
Cito Beltran
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‘Dumb if you do, dumb if you don’t’
by Cito Beltran - June 3, 2026 - 12:00am
Of course, it’s not the actual phrase.
Read the instructions!
by Cito Beltran - June 1, 2026 - 12:00am
Many people say Filipinos don’t read.
Never fails to amaze me
by Cito Beltran - May 29, 2026 - 12:00am
I’ll be writing about two topics today, first about how the Foton brand “grew” in front of my eyes (in a manner of speaking) from traditional fossil fuel power to 100 percent full electric and the...
‘Diet: Die with a T’
by Cito Beltran - May 27, 2026 - 12:00am
If you happen to be a devotee of the cartoon series Garfield, I’m sure that you’ve heard Garfield declaring that the word “Diet” is simply “Die” with a “T.”
‘New poor’ knocking at the door
by Cito Beltran - May 25, 2026 - 12:00am
My younger brother Ricky has certainly come to experience a series of unfortunate events.
‘First they came…’
by Cito Beltran - May 22, 2026 - 12:00am
I must confess my surprise if not shock that the government openly took a position against Senator Bato dela Rosa in his bid for a TRO from the Supreme Court.
When AI becomes the enemy
by Cito Beltran - May 20, 2026 - 12:00am
Last year, one of the main topics people talked about was ChatGPT, about how students and creative people might use it to do the work for them. Then followed the parental and political revolt against social media...
Fair warning
by Cito Beltran - May 18, 2026 - 12:00am
One of the questions that people ask about our political crisis is, “How did we get to this point?”
‘Shots fired’ – an omen
by Cito Beltran - May 15, 2026 - 12:00am
I find myself thinking like the prophet Jonah in relation to the political and economic crisis Filipinos are facing today.
Fire out as promised
by Cito Beltran - May 13, 2026 - 12:00am
Two weeks ago, San Miguel Corp. CEO/president Ramon S. Ang declared that the fire and smoke from the Navotas landfill will be solved using numerous large trucks and soil compactors.
A ‘hybrid’ Meralco
by Cito Beltran - May 11, 2026 - 12:00am
There is a reason why big corporations hire veteran professionals to take care of their communication and PR. First, they have the formal training, the “combat” experience, they know how to handle sensitive...
Help yourself
by Cito Beltran - May 8, 2026 - 12:00am
“Help yourself…” by that I don’t mean help yourself to all the food you can eat or beverage you can drink or anything else that politely requires permission.
Until the last drop
by Cito Beltran - May 6, 2026 - 12:00am
At around this time of the year, word will start going around about how water tables are beginning to go down.
‘In the way of development’
by Cito Beltran - May 4, 2026 - 12:00am
Whenever people talk about infrastructure development in the Philippines, they cannot help but slam into the wall called “right of way” (ROW). A second curse are politicians who get “in the way”...
Ungentlemanly and undiplomatic
by Cito Beltran - May 1, 2026 - 12:00am
I am bewildered by the action of President Bongbong Marcos who “invited” Ambassador Marie Fontanel of France and Czech Republic Chargé d’Affaires Eva Tenzin to express disappointment that...
Have you seen the sign?
by Cito Beltran - April 29, 2026 - 12:00am
If you drive along the SLEX or high traffic areas of Metro Manila, chances are you may have seen the signs.
Accidental prophesy
by Cito Beltran - April 27, 2026 - 12:00am
Back when President Bongbong Marcos and relatives were seriously discussing the idea of a “presidential run,” one of his cousins claimed to have opposed the idea for several reasons.
‘Never been done in history’
by Cito Beltran - April 24, 2026 - 12:00am
In relation to the article I wrote last Monday about the 4,000-acre US Economic Security Zone in the Philippines, I unintentionally came across a commentary by Jesse Watters on Fox News and I will simply quote it...
Putting out fires is the priority
by Cito Beltran - April 22, 2026 - 12:00am
This week, one of the things that has been on my mind is the numerous posts about poor air quality and haze in Metro Manila.
‘To see is to believe’
by Cito Beltran - April 20, 2026 - 12:00am
All the rumors about the United States building economic zones, ship building facilities and now a 4,000-acre “Economic Security Zone” has started to get tongues wagging, with netizens sharing and reposting...
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