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STRAIGHT TO THE POINT
The impeachment complaint against BBM
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 23, 2026 - 12:00am
Whether it succeeds or not, this impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos will work in favor of Vice President Sara Duterte – at least politically and strategically.
Suroy-suroy London while Liloan wept
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - November 14, 2025 - 12:00am
The couple Rep. Duke Frasco and Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco tried to justify their trip to the United Kingdom while Cebu, particularly Liloan, was being crushed by Typhoon Tino.
How outraged are we?
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - September 5, 2025 - 12:00am
In an apparent attempt to appease the angry public over the flood control projects scandal, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered lifestyle checks on all government officials.
Stop the Cebu toilet fees now!
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - July 18, 2025 - 12:00am
When nature calls, it should not cost P10 to answer especially not in a province whose previous governor proudly claims to be the richest in the country.
Forthwith
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - February 21, 2025 - 12:00am
The word “forthwith” has been in the Philippine Constitution since its enactment in 1987.
Duterte’s anticlimactic impeachment incident
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - February 7, 2025 - 12:00am
The events in both Houses of Congress last Wednesday regarding the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte unfolded quickly and excitingly.
Shocking
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 31, 2025 - 12:00am
It is the kind of news that stops your heart cold, the kind that you can hardly bear to finish reading or listening to.
Duterte’s impeachment and the midterm election
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 24, 2025 - 12:00am
Realistically speaking, with the fast-approaching midterm elections, the desire to remove Vice President Sara Duterte from office through impeachment is already out of context, if not impossible, at this time.
Santo Niño: Hope of the Pilgrim Church
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 17, 2025 - 12:00am
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” - John 15:5
Firing Duterte from the National Security Council
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 10, 2025 - 12:00am
The recent removal of Vice President Sara Duterte and former presidents of the Philippines from the National Security Council by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has sparked significant discussion and intrigue across...
The 2025 national budget and the AKAP
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 3, 2025 - 12:00am
While the 2025 national budget has finally become law after President Ferdinand Marcos signed it on Rizal Day, it can still be challenged before the Supreme Court for its constitutionality.
Innocents’ Day and the fear of losing power
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - December 27, 2024 - 12:00am
Tomorrow, December 28, marks the Feast of the Holy Innocents, a day commemorating the infants massacred by King Herod in his desperate bid to eliminate the baby Jesus Christ.
Quadcomm’s recommendation against Duterte
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - December 20, 2024 - 12:00am
The Quad Committee recently made headlines again by recommending the filing of Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and other Crimes against humanity,...
Duterte’s confidential funds brouhaha part 2
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - December 13, 2024 - 12:00am
Both sides of the political spectrum have valid and substantial reasons to either criticize or defend, Vice President Sara Duterte on the issue of confidential funds.
Duterte’s confidential funds brouhaha
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - December 6, 2024 - 12:00am
Who is Mary Grace Piattos? Why does she not have a birth record at the Philippine Statistics Authority? Does she really exist? Why was she a recipient of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds? Did...
Is the Quadcomm biased against Duterte?
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - November 22, 2024 - 12:00am
Finally, former president Rodrigo Duterte appeared before the Quad Committee last week after repeated invitations for him to be the resource person in the House inquiry in aid of legislation.
Duterte’s hyperbole
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - November 15, 2024 - 12:00am
Many perceived that the House Quad Committee investigation last Wednesday, with former president Rodrigo Duterte as one of the resource persons, turned out to beneficial for him, as he was given the platform to explain...
US is still not ready for a lady president
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - November 8, 2024 - 12:00am
The long wait has finally ended, and the question of who between Vice President Kamala Harris and President Donald Trump would win in the neck-and-neck 2024 election has been answered: Trump won.
Are Duterte’s confessions sufficient to convict him?
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - November 1, 2024 - 12:00am
After the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee investigation in Monday, with former president Rodrigo Duterte as resource person, people from different walks of life expressed various opinions.
Garma’s gambit
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - October 18, 2024 - 12:00am
Who is shocked by former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager and retired police colonel Royina Garma’s exposé against former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte in relation to his war on...
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