FIRING LINE

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. Don’t look now, but if you’re rooting for Sara Duterte to win in 2028, the numbers are starting to tell...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. “London Bridge is falling down, falling down…” is a well-known nursery rhyme meant to entertain young children miming as they...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. Nowadays, it seems everyone on Facebook wants to be counted among the 4Ps beneficiaries. And I don’t blame them. Because...

By Robert B. Roque Jr. Summer vacation is in. But what’s very much around the corner is a big change in School Year 2026–2027, as...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. Thank you, Mr. President. Not only did you suspend the excise tax on kerosene and LPG (or cooking gas) this...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. As most Filipinos go about their Catholic traditions this Lenten Season, anchored on reflection and repentance, I believe many sinners...

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...