China, ‘wag namang insultuhing masyado tayong mga Pilipino—‘WAG KANG PIKON! ni JAKE J. MADERAZO

09/29/2023

Sa totoo lang, panahon na sigurong magpakita na rin tayo ng pangil sa mga mananakop na iyan.  Anim na taon tayong binola at tinakot sa panahon ni Digong pero, hindi naman pala sila magbabago.  Ayoko talaga sa…

Bayani Fernando: Effective bully vs. chaos in Metro Manila—SHARP EDGES by JAKE J. MADERAZO

09/26/2023

Appointed as MMDA chairman in 2002, he accepted the challenge of confronting a decaying and chaotic Metro Manila. At the time, street vendors were lording the sidewalks which became hotbed of pickpockets, criminals, and drug dealers. Public…

Mundo ng rice importers, unti-unting sumisikip—‘WAG KANG PIKON! ni JAKE J. MADERAZO

09/21/2023

Ang matinding aksyon ni BBM ay nagdulot tuloy ng tanong kung kailan naman ipamimigay ang mga naunang nahuling imported na bigas kamakailan. Nariyan ang P519 milyon na “imported na bigas at palay sa 202,000 sako sa apat…

Was that a Freudian slip, Sec. Diokno?—SHARP EDGES by JAKE J. MADERAZO

09/12/2023

  In his regular press briefing last week, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno was quizzed by reporters about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s EO 39 setting a price cap on rice. In the ensuing exchange, Diokno said the President’s…

P400-M excess documentary stamp tax collections in horseracing—SHARP EDGES by JAKE J. MADERAZO

08/29/2023

In an August 10 letter, the three biggest horse owner groups, MARHO, PHILTOBO, KLUB DON JUAN called the attention of the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) that these excess DST, collected from Jan-Dec. 2021, Jan-Dec. 2022 and…