“HGC sold at least two parcels of land forming part of the asset pool for a measly P13,000/sqm when the prevailing valuation was at P25,000/sqm.”
by Ducky Paredes
The Commission of Audit (COA) describes the Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC), a government-owned and controlled corporation, as a company in “financial distress” for a few years now.
In its 2008 […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Mayroon sumulat galing sa Bicol: “Sorry Sir, kung dito sa email ninyo ipararatng ko ang information about Jueteng.
“Talamak na talamak po ang jueteng dito sa Daet, Camarines Norte at harapan sa publiko ang nagpapataya at tumataya rito. Hindi ko makuhang magsumbong sa pulis dito kasi mismong pulis ay tumataya at minsan ay […]
“MWSS officials are actually doing nothing, and are even blocking moves that would avert a highly probable severe water crisis.”
by Ducky Paredes
It took a new President to tell the nation in his first state of the nation address about the ghouls whop are the appointed officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). Along […]
“The arrest of Gregorio Mendoza upon orders of Mayor Lim was the Fifth Critical Incident. Viewed in perspective, this was the proximate cause of the chain of events that led to Mendoza’s shooting at the Hostages.”
by Ducky Paredes
All that anyone has seen of the reports of the Incident Investigations and Review Committee (IIRC) of the […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Hindi ko alam kung magkatugma ang pag-iisip natin. Matagal na akong hindi natutuwa na ang mga pangulo natin (babae’t lalake) ay binibigyan natin ng sobrang kahalagahan na tinuturing na natin na pawing mga hari at reyna. Dahil dito kapag sila’y naglalakbay, sobrang dami ang mga sumasama sa kanila at kadalasan ay nasa mga […]
“Rico E. Puno, who came to the post as the BFF (best friend forever) of NoyNoy Aquino, offered to resign — out of delicadeza.”
by Ducky Paredes
The difference between a politico and a person one can trust is that the politico never admits to having committed anything wrong, no matter that the whole world knows the […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
May sulat ang isang OFW: “Gusto ko lamang po sanang mag-komento sa iyong artikulo. S’ya pong tunay na malaki ang naiaambag ng mga OFW sa ekonomiya ng ating bansa. Di ko nalang po maalaala ang mga datos na aking nakuha dati kung ilang porsyento ang naiimbag naming mga […]
“The health department claimed that the administrative order was in compliance with the obligations of the Philippines under the WHO FCTC – an international treaty that seeks to regulate and reduce tobacco use.”
by Ducky Paredes
The issue is this: Does the fact that the Philippines are a signatory to a protocol automatically give a Cabinet Secretary […]
“(S)trategic spending would generate jobs, open up economic opportunities , spur innovation and create the environment ideal for expanding the revenue base”
by Ducky Paredes
When I finished my usual Monday morning golf, form President Fidel Ramos came over to our table of editors and columnists. I asked him how his game went. He replied: “Better than […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Basta tungkol sa kalikasan, tunay na nangunguna ang Puerto Princesa at ang kanyang alkalde, si Mayor Edward Hagedorn. Ang Puerto Princesa ay ang kauna-unahang lungsod na magkakaroon ng electric tricycle.
Ayon kay Mayor Hagedorn, ang lungsod ay nagpapagawa ng mga de-bateryang tricycle (eTrike) na gagamitin bilang taxi ng Puerto Princesa City International Airport. […]
