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FIRING LINE :   China’s silence is defeat  By Robert B. Roque Jr  l  August 19, 2025 China’s silence is deafening. And the world is hearing it. This is all about two of its vessels that collided in waters within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, specifically at Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal. These are…

Davao City Pogo Raid Exposes Persistent Illegal Gambling By Wilma N. Yamzon – TheNationWeek.Com | August 15, 2025 DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Despite President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s nationwide ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), authorities continue to grapple with the industry’s presence. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested eight Chinese nationals on Tuesday…

NAIA Privatization: Modernization or Money Grab? Legal Battle Looms Over Manila Airport Deal By Bing Jabadan – TheNationWeek.Com | August 14, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – A coalition of airport workers, advocacy groups, and concerned citizens has taken its fight against the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s (NAIA) privatization to the Supreme Court (SC). The petition seeks…

FIRING LINE:   Deadly debris from buildings By Robert B. Roque Jr.  l  August 14, 2025 What happened on the sidewalk outside Atherton Place, also known as JCRV Building, at the corner of Tomas Morato and Roces Avenue in Quezon City, is nothing short of spine-tingling: a grade schooler lying on the pavement, trembling, blood streaming…

FIRING LINE:    Gelo’s death spotlights injustice By Robert B. Roque Jr.  l August 12, 2025 This is not how any of us would have guessed how an altar boy would lose in the game of life so early. Twenty-year-old Angelo “Gelo” dela Rosa contracted leptospirosis. He died quickly after wading through filthy floodwaters in search…

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto Sotto Questions Political Rivals’ Flood Control Contracts  By Bing Jabadan – TheNationWeek.Com | August 12, 2025   MANILA, Philippines – Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto is questioning flood control contracts awarded to companies with ties to his political rival in the recent midterm elections.   Sotto’s concerns stemmed from a recent disclosure…