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FIRING LINE: The Maleficent 7

By Robert B. Roque, Jr.Sifting through the day’s news the other day, what triggered me more than the thought of higher gasoline prices amid...

FIRING LINE: The irritating cost of government seminars

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. A few months ago, social media was abuzz over Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) delegates who reportedly went to Thailand for a...

FIRING LINE: Oil shock! Look out for opportunism

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. The war in the Middle East may be out of Manila’s hands, but what happens at the gas stations here...

FIRING LINE: Quan’s got the nerve

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. It took barely weeks for Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian’s successor, Jing Quan, to turn the dignity of his post...

FIRING LINE: Leviste’s power play lives in PowerPoint

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. In recent years, the dream of a clean energy-reliant Philippines was an advocacy championed by a young businessman bravely venturing...

FIRING LINE: Hope in 2026

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. And so this is 2026… not quite the hopeful refrain of a new year unfolding, but a pause heavy with...

FIRING LINE: Political breeding

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. I want to think young Congressman Leandro Leviste is straight as an arrow, and in the habit of putting himself...

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: Remulla cleaning house

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. The new Ombudsman, former Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, could well be on his first bold strike as the...

FIRING LINE | Tired of storms — even in a teacup

By Robert Roque Jr.  After 10 days in detention, Vice President Sara Duterte’s chief of staff, Zuleika Lopez, was released last Friday. The move may be...

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