Advertisementspot_img
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Delivering Stories of Progress

Advertisementspot_img

THEPHILBIZNEWS'

Robert B. Roque, Jr.

655 POSTS
0 COMMENTS
Advertisement - AT01spot_img

FIRING LINE: Big budget, little to show for

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. The Senate’s approval on second reading of a P6.793-trillion spending plan for 2026 should usher in a moment of resolve....

FIRING LINE: Livestreaming the budget does what?

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. Public outrage is obviously still boiling over the flood-control scams and the eyebrow-raising insertions uncovered in the 2025 spending plan....

FIRING LINE: DTI chief’s ₱500 fantasy

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. There are moments when government officials reveal exactly how out of touch they are — and this past week, Trade...

FIRING LINE: Aim for the head

By Robert B. Roque, Jr.For all the breathless speculation about the rumored arrest of Harry Roque in the Netherlands — a story still unconfirmed...

FIRING LINE: March for justice, not mob rule

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. Coming off an edgy Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC)–led anti-corruption and transparency protest at the Quirino Grandstand, we now find ourselves...

FIRING LINE: Family feud

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. The Marcos family’s unraveling has gone from disgraced to scandalous with Senator Imee Marcos’s tearful admission that her brother, President...

FIRING LINE: Weren’t we forewarned?

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. She has long passed, but former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez and the convictions she stood for are reentering our consciousness...

FIRING LINE: Bato’s ice-cold bath

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. There’s no doubt about it — the blood spilled during the Duterte administration’s war on drugs demands justice. The...

FIRING LINE: Angry cops in a glass house

By Robert B. Roque, Jr.Each time the Philippine National Police (PNP) parades a civilian before cameras as a criminal for donning a police uniform...

FIRING LINE: MPD’s hazy policy on smokers

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. I understand and fully support the rule banning the consumption or use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and vapes inside cemeteries. Such...

Random from author

Advertisement - AT02spot_img