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When Senator Panfilo Lacson disclosed that frustration within the armed services had allegedly reached down to battalion and regional levels, he may have intended it as a warning to his political opponents.

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Motorists, commuters, and business groups welcomed the reopening of the Calbiga Bridge to two-way traffic on Friday, June 19, marking a significant development in the restoration of one of Samar’s key transportation links along the Maharlika Highway.

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I copied the title of this column from a phrase used by podcaster CJ Hirro in a YouTube presentation entitled “The Mastermind”. It was produced by the Peanut Gallery Media Network, which has 324,000 subscribers. As of last week, 216 thousand viewers have seen it. They may now feel the anger.

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Recently, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto gave a reflection on what, I believe, governance should really be.

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For decades, Santa Rosa City has led the way in the transformation of Laguna from a predominantly-agricultural province to one of the largest industrial hubs outside Metro Manila.

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Eastern Visayas is taking a major step toward addressing the shortage of doctors in the region as three state universities advance the establishment of medical education programs aimed at producing more community-oriented physicians.

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Leyte Governor Jericho Petilla joined government officials, energy experts, and development stakeholders at the Renewable Energy Leaders Forum in Bohol, where he shared Leyte’s experience in renewable energy development and resilient governance amid growing concerns over energy security and climate-related challenges.

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As part of honoring the contributions of the Filipino worker last Labor Day, May 1, the Social Security System (SSS) said it has rolled out enhanced and expanded programs for its members.

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For several years now, he has been disparaging all official actions of China in its relationship with the Philippines.  And I mean all—even the patently good ones, those that directly benefit the Filipino people like the donated bridges, the rescue-at-sea operations that save the lives of Filipino fishermen, relief assistance during earthquakes, floods, typhoons and natural disasters, energy assistance such as sourcing of petroleum products, etc.

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This morning, as I sat quietly in meditation, a wave of insights washed over me that I’ve been pondering ever since. It’s funny how taking a moment of stillness can open your eyes to truths you’ve known deep down but never fully acknowledged. Today, I realized that many of the wealthiest people in the world are caught in a cycle - making money not just to live, but to keep making more money, and then even more. It’s like they’re chasing an endless goal, never really stopping to enjoy what they have. To me, that’s what I call poverty consciousness. It’s a mindset rooted in lack, in the idea that we’re never enough, never truly fulfilled unless we keep accumulating more.

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Thirty – seven days after seizing the Senate Presidency in the Monday, May 11, 2026, Cayetano Senate Coup, and fourteen days after he was unseated in the Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Gatchalian Senate Coup, former “kapit tuko” HoR Speaker and shortest serving and messiest Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, finally conceded on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, morning, that he had lost the numbers and that Gatchalian had the thirteen votes.

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Tacloban and Palo maintain MacArthur Park or Freedom Park on the shores of Leyte Gulf to remind generations of Filipinos of World War 2, that horrific international war that saw Germany, Italy and Japan being defeated by the Allied Forces, mainly the United States, Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom.

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