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COMMONSENSE - International - Much better deal than Cha-cha - philstar.com - Philippines - county San Miguel - city Pasay - city Manila

Much better deal than Cha-cha

The successful conduct and outcome of the public bidding for the privatization and rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) could be the best argument to reject Charter change (Cha-cha). If only to lift the purported restrictive provisions of the 1987 Constitution as the casus belli for Cha-cha, the just concluded competitive public bidding to privatize NAIA gives impetus to our homegrown businessmen with foreign investors/partners to have the bold confidence on the Philippine economy.

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Rodrigo Duterte - Sherwin Gatchalian - COMMONSENSE - Gambling capital - philstar.com - Philippines - China - county Clark - city Freeport, county Clark

Gambling capital

The bombshell revelation of Alejandro “Al” Tengco, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCor), may be likened to an improvised explosive device (IED) he triggered while he was still holding on to it. In a press statement he issued over the weekend, Tengco accused a certain former Cabinet official as allegedly “trying to intercede for POGOs,” or the Philippine Online Gaming Operators. 

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Pia Cayetano - Juan Miguel - COMMONSENSE - Francis Tolentino - ‘Motu proprio’ - philstar.com

‘Motu proprio’

On the basis of motu proprio, (Latin for “on his own impulse”) only the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is authorized and empowered to conduct “inquiry in aid of legislation,” newly elected Senate president Francis “Chiz” Escudero declared. This means the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is the sole body that can act on matters without any Senate Resolution referred to it in plenary session, Escudero pointed out. 

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COMMONSENSE - Reginald Velasco - Ferdinand Martin Romualdez - Another divisive bill - philstar.com - Philippines

Another divisive bill

Avery controversial proposed law to allow absolute divorce in the Philippines went through voting on third and final reading a few hours before the 19th Congress adjourned sine die last May 22. At the end of the voting, the House of Representatives reported the proposed House Bill (HB) 9349, or the Absolute Divorce Bill, was approved with 126 “Yes” votes, 109 “No” votes, with 20 abstentions.

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COMMONSENSE - Sara Duterte - Laure Beaufils - A year from now, it’s election time again - philstar.com - Philippines - Brazil - Britain - state Oregon - Russia

A year from now, it’s election time again

In the observance of World Press Freedom Day, Ambassador Laure Beaufils of the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored a panel discussion on “information environment in the context of elections” in the Philippines and elsewhere in the world.

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COMMONSENSE - International - Seeing ‘red’ all over the places - philstar.com - Philippines - China - county Bay - city Manila, county Bay

Seeing ‘red’ all over the places

For the nth time, Chinese Coast Guard ships attacked with water cannons our Philippine vessels to shoo them away from the humanitarian mission to our Filipino fishermen in Panatag Shoal last Tuesday. At least five Chinese militia-crewed ships tried to prevent the entry of our civilian ships to reach the shoal although already surrounded with floating barriers that surreptitiously reappeared around its rich fishing grounds.

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COMMONSENSE - Smile, candid camera soon at toll booths - philstar.com - county Bay - county San Miguel - city Manila, county Bay

Smile, candid camera soon at toll booths

After being repeatedly postponed, the mandated installation of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in all vehicles to allow passing through the country’s tollways will definitely be implemented not later than October this year. The full implementation of the RFID is one of the short-term measures agreed upon during the traffic summit convened earlier this month by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

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COMMONSENSE - Two great Filipino leaders - philstar.com - Philippines - city Manila - city Quezon

Two great Filipino leaders

A fellowship program that aims to cultivate and inculcate the enduring legacy of the late president Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) was launched yesterday at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman in Quezon City. Named after him, the UP-National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG), the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and The FVR Legacy Initiative officially unveiled FIDEL V. RAMOS LEAD4R Fellowship Program on Advanced Governance and Leadership for Public Sector Reform.

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COMMONSENSE - Sonny Angara - Imee Marcos - Jinggoy Estrada - Sen. Imee fooled? - philstar.com

Sen. Imee fooled?

It is not April Fools Day yet. But to Senator Imee Marcos, she claims being fooled, not just once but twice. This she found out belatedly, one after the other. She confessed falling victim to a “web of lies” spun allegedly by the brains behind the Charter change (Cha-cha) through people’s initiative (PI) mode.

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