“Our President, with all his powers, cannot succeed in eradicating jueteng. This is best addressed at the LGU level.”
by Ducky Paredes
Jueteng is not a big problem; it has never been. In fact, the reason why jueteng succeeds is that is small. One bets a peso (in some cases, even less). It is affordable to all […]
“(T)here are 108 OFWs on death row; 7,000 Filipino nationals in jails abroad; and at least 10,000 stranded Filipino workers seeking repatriation in the Middle East alone.”
by Ducky Paredes
I, for one, am glad that the champion of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) is back. Senator Manny Villar, who has helped thousands of OFWs come home after […]
“Setting up and maintaining the data bank on imports, including an updated classification and valuation of commodities is the task of the MISTG.”
by Ducky Paredes
Customs Commissioner Lito Alvarez must be having sleepless nights as he contemplates the less than satisfactory collection performance of his agency.
The bureau missed its revenue targets for the last […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
May sumulat sa atin: “Isa po akong OFW dito sa Qatar and nagtatrabaho po ako dito ng mahigit na tatlong taon. Gusto ko lang po sana ibahagi ang aking napapansin na sistema dito sa ibang bansa kumpara sa atin na sa tingin ko ay pwede nating gayahin at pasimulan ang pagbabago sa ating […]
“(W)hy is the HGC trying to delay the court proceedings when they are the beneficiary of the case?”
by Ducky Paredes
Why did the Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC), a government owned and controlled corporation take the step of preventing a lower court from hearing a case that would have solved a big, big problem for HGC’s and […]
“What needs to happen now is for the Comelec to begin in earnest the manual count of the votes for Manila Mayor as already paid for in full by the defeated candidate.”
by Ducky Paredes
After paying P10 million to start the recount of the ballots in his election protest, former three-term Manila Mayor Lito Atienza is […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
Noong panahon ng halalan, kahit sinong kandidato sa pagka-Pangulo at sa pagka-Senador ang tinanong tungkol sa panukalang Universal Health Care, wala ni isang hindi tinanggi na magaling na panukala ito at ito ay isa sa mahalagang isyung lakip sa kanilang plataporma.
Pagkatapos ng halalan, mukhang ang lahat ng mga kandidato — nanalo’t natalo — […]
“Noynoy has asked for the names. Mr. Cruz will not give them even to the President.”
by Ducky Paredes
We have a reaction from a reader on Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz: “Is his purpose is to help our current administration or to grandstand? I find him a showbiz.
“If he intends to help PNoy and not to […]
Deretsahan
ni Horacio Paredes
May sumulat sa ating galing sa ibang bansa: “Kaya pala yung asawang columnist ng heneral kung sumipsip kay Gloria hanggang doon na lamang. Milyon-milyon pala kinikita ng asawa nya. Wala silang kahihiyan talaga; swapang ang tawag ko sa kanila.
(Please don’t mention my name, if you will, as yung columnist ninang ko pa […]
“But, wasn’t the whole purpose of the EPIRA Law to make the NPC debt-free and thus, by being debt-free, NPC would be able to offer electricity at lower rates?”
by Ducky Paredes
During a hearing of the of the House Committee on Appropriations on the Department of Energy (DOE) budget, Maria Luz Caminero, PSALM officer-in-charge, admitted that […]
