Shooting Down Smuggling
THERE seems to be no stopping the Bureau of Customs’ (BoC) intensified anti-smuggling campaign with Gen. Danilo Lim—the bureau’s Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Investigation—at the helm. Read more >
News Features
Shooting Down Smuggling
PRESIDENT CAYETANO?
THE baseless and malicious attacks mounted against re-electionist Sen. Loren Legarda by the camp of fellow Team Pnoy candidate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano were aimed at buttressing the Taguig lawmaker’s ambition to take a shot at the presidency in 2016, according to Senate sources. Read more >
Sick Joke
RATINGS agency Moody’s claims that the Philippines is a “shining star” in the middle of world economy in tatters is one joke that makes every poor Filipino puke in anger. This is no ordinary joke—to the poor this is one sick joke. Read more >
ABOLISH CUSTOMS
IN reaction spreading charges of incompetence in curbing smuggling Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) chief Ruffy Biazon broached the idea of the “abolition” of the bureau to solve the problem. BS Aquino III’s has repeated promised to end smuggling of rice, oil products, “hot” cars, ad nausea. Yet, the Aquino III administration to this day has not been able to live down the two thousand container vans lost from the customs zones three years ago. Read more >
Ratings Upgrade: It’s EVAT, Stupid!
SINCE Easter the headlines blared, “Early Easter gift for RP” referring to the Fitch Ratings upgrade of the country from BB+ to BBB-“investment grade” status; that is, interest rate for its borrowings will be lower as it will now be unlikely to default. Read more >
Editorial
Midnight Hour
IT’S the eve of the elections and the Commission on Elections has found itself gnashing teeth against the Supreme Court (SC) with their controversial “money ban” resoluition.
On Friday, the SC stopped the Commission on Elections from implementing the controversial resolution that prevented the withdrawal and carrying of huge amounts of cash before the tomorrow’s elections. Read more >
Changing the Course of History
THE May 13 elections are upon us. Read more >
The Poor Remains Poor
THE PNoy administration is apologetic. Read more >
Do the Math
THE statements made by top oil executives confirming unbridled smuggling of fuel and petroleum products into the country is downright disheartening.. Read more >
Kalbaryo ni Kris ‘to
KRIS Aquino, the so-called Queen of All Media, is all over the news again. Read more >
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