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FIRING LINE: Aim for the head

adminNovember 27, 2025November 26, 202507 mins

FIRING LINE: Aim for the head By Robert B. Roque, Jr. | November 27, 2025 For all the breathless speculation about the rumored arrest of Harry Roque in the Netherlands — a story still unconfirmed as of this writing — one thing is clear: the government is fully within its legal and constitutional authority to…

FIRING LINE: March for justice, not mob rule

adminNovember 25, 2025November 25, 202506 mins

FIRING LINE: March for justice, not mob rule By Robert B. Roque, Jr. | November 25, 2025 Coming off an edgy Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC)–led anti-corruption and transparency protest at the Quirino Grandstand, we now find ourselves five days away from the second Trillion Peso March. This time, as it is resoundingly called for by…

FIRING LINE: Family feud

adminNovember 20, 2025November 20, 202506 mins

FIRING LINE: Family feud By Robert B. Roque, Jr. | November 20, 2025 The Marcos family’s unraveling has gone from disgraced to scandalous with Senator Imee Marcos’s tearful admission that her brother, President Bongbong Marcos, has been fighting a lifelong drug addiction. Her emotional disclosure at Day 2 of the Iglesia ni Cristo rally in…

FIRING LINE: Same fight, starkly different causes

adminNovember 18, 2025November 18, 202507 mins

FIRING LINE: Same fight, starkly different causes By Robert B. Roque, Jr. l November 18, 2025 Zaldy Co could have taken the legitimate route: testify before the Senate or the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) probing the multibillion-peso flood-control scam. He could have done it in person or over Zoom. Those were the proper venues,…

FIRING LINE: Weren’t we forewarned?

adminNovember 13, 2025November 12, 202506 mins

FIRING LINE: Weren’t we forewarned? By Robert B. Roque, Jr. l November 13, 2025 She has long passed, but former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez and the convictions she stood for are reentering our consciousness as the nation reels from earthquakes, floods, and landslides that continue to test the limits of our resilience. It’s unfortunate that…

FIRING LINE: Bato’s ice-cold bath

adminNovember 11, 2025November 11, 202505 mins

FIRING LINE: Bato’s ice-cold bath By Robert B. Roque, Jr. l November 11, 2025 There’s no doubt about it — the blood spilled during the Duterte administration’s war on drugs demands justice. The innocent lives lost cannot simply be brushed aside under the banner of “collateral damage.” Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who led the…

FIRING LINE: Angry cops in a glass house

adminNovember 6, 2025November 6, 202506 mins

FIRING LINE: Angry cops in a glass house By Robert B. Roque Jr. l November 6, 2025 Each time the Philippine National Police (PNP) parades a civilian before cameras as a criminal for donning a police uniform at a Halloween party, it only puts itself under harsher scrutiny. Yes, the uniform must be respected –…

FIRING LINE: MPD’s hazy policy on smokers

adminNovember 4, 2025November 4, 202505 mins

FIRING LINE: MPD’s hazy policy on smokers By Robert B. Roque Jr. l November 4, 2025 I understand and fully support the rule banning the consumption or use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and vapes inside cemeteries. Such restrictions are reasonable, especially during times when large crowds visit to pay their respects. What I cannot understand, however,…

FIRING LINE: Come lie with me

adminOctober 30, 2025October 29, 202506 mins

FIRING LINE: Come lie with me By Robert B. Roque Jr. I October 30, 2025 Twenty senators have bared their Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs). Four have not. Alan Peter Cayetano, Imee Marcos, Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, and Rodante Marcoleta — what’s the holdup? The law is clear: the SALN is not…

FIRING LINE: Remulla cleaning house

adminOctober 28, 2025October 28, 202506 mins

FIRING LINE: Remulla cleaning house By Robert B Roque Jr. l October 28, 2025 The new Ombudsman, former Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, could well be on his first bold strike as the new sheriff in town. Last October 22, Remulla ordered a sweeping purge within his new office, directing 80 senior officials to submit…

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FIRING LINE: Aim for the head

FIRING LINE: March for justice, not mob rule

FIRING LINE: Family feud

FIRING LINE: Same fight, starkly different causes

FIRING LINE: Weren’t we forewarned?

FIRING LINE: Bato’s ice-cold bath

FIRING LINE: Angry cops in a glass house

FIRING LINE: MPD’s hazy policy on smokers

FIRING LINE: Come lie with me

FIRING LINE: Remulla cleaning house