Senator Imee Marcos has officially left the Alyansa senatorial slate of her younger brother, the President.  It's all for the best.

All for the best

It is not often that sensible ideas come out of Senator Raffy Tulfo’s mouth, but sometimes, they do and we give him credit for this.

Raffy Tulfo hits PIGO and POGO

When it comes to the concerns of the labor sector, wages take priority in importance, although security of tenure, safety inside the workplace, and retirement benefits are also important.

One minimum wage for all

From our perch here in Calumpang farm, we monitor with some measure of enthusiasm the ongoing campaign sorties of the Alyansa Labindalawa, the Marcos administration’s candidates for senator.

Abalos:  Amend Local Gov’t Code

After a lengthy case buildup, the DOJ has  indicted 30 police officers, including two generals, for making fake arrests and planting evidence during a drug-raid simulation in October 2022.

Shining moment for Benhur Abalos

In line with Women’s Month celebrations, Las Piñas mayoral candidate Carlo Aguilar has laid out his vision for a more women-friendly city, pledging significant improvements in healthcare, safety, and support services for women. 

Carlo for a women-friendly Las Piñas 

The Driver's and Conductor's Academy Program (DCAP) was set to be rolled out as a structured training course covering essential road safety education. Accredited driving schools were expected to conduct these training sessions.

Drivers’ training program on hold 

The public hearings conducted by the Senate committee on foreign relations headed by Sen. Imee Marcos was quite an entertaining and edifying spectacle, thanks to the deft handling of the conversations by Imee Marcos, persistent questioning by Senator Bato dela Rosa, and the never-ending and evasive quibbling of the executive department officials.

Saying one thing and doing another

Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino need not spend for all those huge billboards along EDSA and the North and South Luzon Expressways.  My friend Senator Tol also need not spend for radio and TV plugs, all these will cost him and his donors millions of pesos.  And what do these commercials give him—the message imparted to the public is that he is running again as senator, a fact that is already known to many. 

Remember Francis Tol at every traffic light

My readers in this column, View from Calumpang, must be bewildered and perplexed with its title.

My fight for Lito Lapid's 50 pesos 

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