Crossroads by J.A. Dela Cruz
Solidarity trials
"We have reached the end of lockdowns and quarantines as the primary tools in fighting this invisible enemy." ...
Binay Part Two?
"The entire operation smelled like the hatchet job the Binay camp decried it to be." A number of our...
Battle of the teens
"The records made by these teen tennis sensations are for the ages." In the end, Britain’s Emma Raducano...
The International Certificate of Vaccination
"And what’s with the so-called convenience fee?" After eighteen months of pandemic-induced travel restrictions globally, there is now...
9/11: The costs of war
"We should have learned our lessons." This coming Saturday, September 11, is supposed to be US President Joe Biden’s...
A warning to humanity
"I think this is what we should be talking about." The past two weeks have been quite a boil,...
Lao’s world (Part 2)
"Expect more revelations in the days and months leading to the elections." In last Wednesday's column, we traced...
Lao’s world (Part 1)
"I am told that it was at the HLURB where Lao showed his true mettle." Embattled former DBM Undersecretary...
The COA reports (Part 2)
"The people’s anger and frustration can go beyond repair." Last Wednesday, we noted that Health Secretary Francisco Duque did...
The COA reports (Part I)
"How can one be as insensitive, callous and incompetent as to have these funds lying around?" I have no...
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