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COMMONSENSE
Speed travel at 21 kph
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 22, 2023 - 12:00am
The brouhaha over the EDSA Bus Carousel ended in the dramatic suspension of its designated chief implementer, retired Navy Colonel Edison “Bong” Nebrija.
The Star ‘legacy’ dream
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 20, 2023 - 12:00am
It is a great relief to all of us residing in southern Metro Manila when our newspaper The Philippine Star moved over to the Amvel compound in Barangay San Dionisio in Sucat, Paranaque City.
Risks on the road, hazards of the job
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 17, 2023 - 12:00am
It is really bound to happen. With stiffer, higher fines and penalties, motorists would always try to dodge and outwit enforcers just to pass through the moving lane along the busway carousel at EDSA rather than...
Creating wealth
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 15, 2023 - 12:00am
After its initial start got suspended, the stage is now set for the much-vaunted Maharlika Investment Fund to finally take off.
Hushed talks
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 13, 2023 - 12:00am
Other than the official statement released by Malacañang Palace, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste supposedly strongly backed the Philippine position to adhere to the rules-based international laws and...
A country of coup rumors
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 10, 2023 - 12:00am
For someone whose political clan went through the bitter experience of military-led power grab, Senator Jinggoy Estrada would not wish any new attempt of coup d’ etat to remove again by force a democratically...
Dead air
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 8, 2023 - 12:00am
Juan “Johnny Walker” Jumalon, 57, died instantly from two gunshots to the head while airing a live radio program from Calamba, Misamis Occidental early Sunday morning. Jumalon had his own radio station,...
Criminals and politicians
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 6, 2023 - 12:00am
Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo revealed plans to initiate a national summit of the Judiciary and the Executive Branches of the government to try solving the congestion problem in many local jails...
‘Ghost’ voters and sore losers
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 3, 2023 - 12:00am
Except with the few isolated violent incidents that erupted in areas that were earlier declared as “hot spots” of contest among candidates, the just concluded barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections...
From ‘bongbong’ rockets to smart drones
by Marichu A. Villanueva - November 1, 2023 - 12:00am
Three months after being promoted as Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff, it was only last week that Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. officially took his oath before his Commander-in-Chief, President Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
Wake up call to DOH
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 30, 2023 - 12:00am
As of last week’s count, the Department of Health reported there have been more than 150,000 cases of influenza-like illness recorded nationwide.
Do not wish for war
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 27, 2023 - 12:00am
But the AFP Chief of Staff remains unfazed by the saber rattling by one of the world powers.
The usual slow grind
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 25, 2023 - 12:00am
Promulgated on July 5, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled to dismiss a Senate petition against the gag order issued by then president Rodrigo Duterte related to the Senate Blue Ribbon committee public hearings on the...
‘Silo-ed’ in but out
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 23, 2023 - 12:00am
By the imprimatur of the civilian authority over the entire military personnel, all men and women of the Armed Forces of the Philippines have been enjoined against using artificial intelligence photo generator applications...
Defense Secretary 2.0
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 20, 2023 - 12:00am
For the second time around, heading the Department of National Defense, Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. vows to pursue in Congress the approval of a new Defense Act.
Vacation mode Pinoys
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 18, 2023 - 12:00am
With the annual  commemoration of the historic EDSA People’s Power anniversary on Feb. 25, 2024 falling on a Sunday, a lot of hullaballoo arose after Malacañang did not include it anymore in the...
‘Cyber warfare’
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 16, 2023 - 12:00am
It was quite ironic that the Philippines is among countries with the strictest laws on data privacy rights but is also one of the most vulnerable to identity thieves, hackers, and other criminals in the cyber s...
RAT found on PhilHealth data breach
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 13, 2023 - 12:00am
Spreading like wildfire, sinister operators in the “dark web” from here and abroad have initiated attacks on the most vulnerable targets they could find in Philippine cyber space.
‘Teka, teka’ 2.0
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 11, 2023 - 12:00am
For someone who has been known to pull her punches even in a fit of fury, Senator Grace Poe could not help but lash out at insidious attempts to leverage the government into inaction.
Cabinet men with grit
by Marichu A. Villanueva - October 9, 2023 - 12:00am
Despite the inflation due to rice and oil price shocks and underspending in many national government agencies, the International Monetary Fund gave a positive outlook for the Philippine economy.
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