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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...