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Cayetano’s no-shows blocking Sara’s trial

by Jarius Bondoc - June 5, 2026 - 12:00am

Why is Alan Cayetano’s Majority boycotting Senate sessions?

Resign, peers tell Cayetano, for ‘bad Senate leadership’

by Jarius Bondoc - June 3, 2026 - 12:00am

It must be humbling if not humiliating.

Marcoleta’s ‘remote voting’ aims to thwart evidence against Sara

by Jarius Bondoc - May 29, 2026 - 12:00am

The Senate won’t muster the minimum 16 votes to convict the impeached VP Sara Duterte. It won’t be able to acquit her by nine votes either. Her trial will likely result in a hung jury.

ICC not a foreign court; Bato not a sovereignty case

by Jarius Bondoc - May 27, 2026 - 12:00am

Four of Bato dela Rosa’s senator-allies are lawyers: Alan and Pia Cayetano, Chiz Escudero, Rodante Marcoleta. Not one of them is straightening out Bato’s crooked narrative that the International Criminal...

Shut down Bato’s office; revoke other privileges

by Jarius Bondoc - May 22, 2026 - 12:00am

A plea is going viral to close the office of Senator Bato dela Rosa, and his staff to go on leave without pay. That staff includes 10 close relatives who draw government salaries and benefits.

Water shortage is imminent; agency-in-charge unconcerned

by Jarius Bondoc - May 20, 2026 - 12:00am

Water shortage is inevitable.

Off to jail with Bato; let ex-con Robin join him

by Jarius Bondoc - May 15, 2026 - 12:00am

“Say what you mean, mean what you say.” Senators presumably learned in childhood that motto on character building. Yet the public is witnessing these:

Senate coup aims to hide proof of Sara’s high crimes

by Jarius Bondoc - May 13, 2026 - 12:00am

Timing and tactics betrayed their motives as Senate coup pals.They did it Monday just before the House of Reps impeached VP Sara Duterte for high crimes. They knew the House would easily muster the one-third or 106...

Here’s ES Recto’s online post that provoked Leviste’s tirade

by Jarius Bondoc - May 8, 2026 - 12:00am

First, Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste sparked a family feud. Then he ignited a provincial political war. At the House of Reps last Tuesday, he quarreled with congressmen from various regions.

When medicine retailers also make own brands

by Jarius Bondoc - May 6, 2026 - 12:00am

A giant drugstore chain also produces its own house label. Has the Philippine Competition Commission noticed?

Isabela’s milk-feeding success merits replicating countrywide

by Jarius Bondoc - May 1, 2026 - 12:00am

A single glass of milk, 250 ml, delivers eight grams of complete protein.

VP Sara’s defenses are admissions of guilt

by Jarius Bondoc - April 29, 2026 - 12:00am

VP Sara Duterte’s alibis are virtual admissions of crime.

P4.43 B deposited to Sara; P181 M was drug payola

by Jarius Bondoc - April 24, 2026 - 12:00am

VP Sara Duterte’s bank accounts held P4.43 billion in 2006-2025.

Like past pork scandals: P1.7-T flood scam unsolved

by Jarius Bondoc - April 22, 2026 - 12:00am

Majority of Senate Blue Ribbon committee members won’t sign its report on the P1.7-trillion flood works scam.

Big security breach: 50,000 Chinese got Phl citizenship

by Jarius Bondoc - April 17, 2026 - 12:00am

The NBI is investigating a syndicate behind Filipino birth registrations of 50,532 Chinese.

Filipinos weighing proof for and against VP Sara

by Jarius Bondoc - April 15, 2026 - 12:00am

To suppress the truth, VP Sara Duterte repulses impeachment by:

Gov’t illicitly importing rice, injuring farmers

by Jarius Bondoc - April 10, 2026 - 12:00am

Government is breaking rice procurement laws.

Ancient Philippine map debunks China’s imagined sea boundary

by Jarius Bondoc - April 8, 2026 - 12:00am

Communist China notoriously endorses fake historical sites for UNESCO recognition.

Moral reckoning needed during present turmoil

by Jarius Bondoc - April 1, 2026 - 12:00am

Retired fighter jet pilot Col. Hector Tarrazona writes: “Our nation needs a spiritual and moral revolution against political leaders and evil acts.

Come out, come out, wherever you are, Senator Bato

by Jarius Bondoc - March 27, 2026 - 12:00am

No work, no pay. Dismissal for abandoning duties and responsibilities, plus damage suit.

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