The 20-day TRO issued by the Quezon City RTC on this blog has expired. We are reposting it.   WHEN Sec. Mike Defensor introduced his audio expert, Jonathan Tiongco, to the media this morning, he took pains emphasizing that it was Tiongco who had...

"They're punishing us." These were the words of Akbayan Rep. Loretta Ann Rosales, one of the four pro-impeachment congressmen who were stripped of their committee chairmanships on Wednesday. The purging of the House of Representatives...

THE President is set to name the new Ombudsman who will replace Simeon Marcelo, the anti-graft czar who will leave his post on November 30. The Judicial and Bar Council submitted to President Gloria Arroyo its short list of nominees on November 21,...

FILIPINOS are known for starting what is called People Power, the peaceful political uprisings that topple corrupt or dishonest leaders. In the Philippines, People Power successfully ousted two presidents — Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, and Joseph...

THE worst crisis to hit Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s four-year presidency is a series of wiretapped conversations now called the 'Hello Garci' tapes. Arroyo’s voice is probably the most recognizable among the voices that were recorded. But the...

FILIPINOS are natural-born mimics. Ours is a country where there’s always someone spoofing someone else. And of course, everyone wants to spoof a president — any president. Whether it’s on TV, during concerts, office parties, and from...

FILIPINOS like to think that they can laugh at anything. And however much they put themselves down, they believe their sense of humor is not only a defining national trait. It is also their saving grace. The ability to laugh — especially at...