Opinion and Commentary
Ledesma: Is Parlade someone’s marionette?
November 22, 2021, 6:28 pm
ANTONIO Parlade, Jr. filed a Certificate of Candidacy for president and came out berserk accusing Sen. Bong Go as “kasama siya sa problema ng bayan” but ended saying “I will not explain”. Maybe pressed by the media to elucidate on his accusation he claimed that Bong Go, a long-time… Read More
Ledesma: A narrative to a political destiny
November 14, 2021, 1:01 am
FOR those not familiar with how politicians indulge in the vagaries of the electoral contest, the unfolding of events, starting with the withdrawal of Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte for her re-election bid, is an enigma. This, after she made an announcement each time she is asked or prodded… Read More
Ledesma: Starting to enjoy the ride
November 8, 2021, 12:29 pm
AS of this writing, the Philippine Stock Market Index (PSEi) has just breached the 7300 level. Though further corrections are still expected, analysts say that it will hover around 6,900 to 7,300 levels before it breaks another threshold by yearend. This means that if you’re one of those… Read More
Ledesma: 2022 polls the race of the dead
November 4, 2021, 8:16 pm
THERE had been so many arguments and extraneous explanations about who should get the credit for the enforcement of the 13th-month pay. Let’s face it, the strict implementation of the 13th-month pay was during the time of Pres. Ferdinand Marcos. The “dictator”, as the opposition would… Read More
From the Mail: An Open Letter to UP Visayas Community
November 2, 2021, 3:36 am
THE dialogue between the Regional Task Force-ELCAC 6 and UP Visayas officials on October 29, 2021 drew flak from different organizations of the university. The following organizations made their remarks and demanded transparency and accountability: 1. UP Visayas University Student Council (UPV… Read More
Ledesma: Leni sa ‘bibig nahuhuli’
October 29, 2021, 2:04 pm
THERE is a Filipino proverb which says, “Ang isda ay sa bibig nahuhuli”. Translated into English: “the fish is caught by its mouth”. Another way of saying it: “Ang isda’y sa kanyang labi nahuhuli, At ang tao nama’y sa salita’t sabi”. The chairperson of the Liberal Party,… Read More
Ledesma: It’s a season of weird promises
October 22, 2021, 11:41 am
THE Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has announced that the La Nina phenomenon has started. This means most of Luzon, Visayas, and the National Capital Region will experience above normal rainfall conditions that will last up to the 1st quarter of… Read More
Ledesma: Who among the VP bets can deliver?
October 18, 2021, 1:05 am
SOME quarters are belittling Vice Presidential aspirant Christopher “Bong” Go. A first-termer in the Senate, yes, yet he is always part of the vilification campaign by “Oust Duterte“ movement and the opposition propaganda machinery from day one. Starting off as an Executive Assistant to… Read More
Badoy: The Ignoble Nobel
October 9, 2021, 8:55 pm
I HAD to sit in silence since finding out that one of the most despised and least trusted persons in the Philippines has been given the Nobel Peace Prize for her “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression” in one of the most vibrant democracies in the world with such an excess of freedom of… Read More
Ledesma: The Yellow Ribbon Committee
October 8, 2021, 10:29 pm
THE Blue Ribbon Committee has become a virtual Yellow Ribbon Committee. It took us for a ride around the globe. It purports to do investigation in aid of legislation but the truth, as it is turning out, is that it has become a veritable investigation for re-election. This is a worn-out phrase… Read More
Ledesma: Expect the best, prepare for the worst
October 7, 2021, 9:19 pm
WE all make plans, either personal or business-related. And when we plan, it’s human nature to always expect that things will work out the way we want it, the way we planned it. We set our own expectations. And when things didn’t go as expected, we feel unhappy and disappointed. Many… Read More
Ledesma: A period of discernment
October 1, 2021, 2:00 pm
DAVAO City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte is on leave from October 5 to 8. Again it has stirred the hornet’s nest. She personally announced that it will be for a medical leave in Singapore but some quarters are not buying that. Interestingly, the dates the Commission on Elections has set for the… Read More
Ledesma: Imponderables
September 23, 2021, 3:35 pm
“IT ain't over till the fat lady sings". It simply means that one should not rush to judgment or presume to know what is ahead on an ongoing event. This saying aptly applies to the many changes obtaining in plans and organizations that pertain to the regular elections in 2022. The announcement… Read More
Ledesma: Salute to our educational front-liners
September 21, 2021, 2:55 pm
WHEN we talk about front liners, the first persons to come into our mind are our medical health workers - doctors, nurses, and allied medical staff. These are the people who, on a daily basis, go out and risk their lives to take care of the sick and to keep us safe and healthy. And we truly… Read More
Ledesma: Give way to young leaders
September 13, 2021, 9:21 pm
HARDCORE loyalists of President Rodrigo R. Duterte are mustering the courage to plead to him to give way for Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte to run for President by setting aside his plan to run for Vice President. The pillars of Hugpong Ng Pagbabago, a regional party formed and chaired by… Read More
Ledesma: Brazen and shameless politicking
September 10, 2021, 11:15 am
THE Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) has become a veritable stage of political zarzuela where the grand inquisitors made the nation believe they have discovered a mountain of corruption in government overpriced purchases of personal protective equipment. Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Dick… Read More
Ledesma: I have money! Where do I put it?
September 9, 2021, 10:48 pm
NOT having money is a serious problem. Having money but not knowing how to properly handle them is an equally serious problem. Of course, between the two, we will all choose the latter. It is a positive problem that we can all wish for. But sad to say, a number of people who have money… Read More
Ledesma: What Davao clique?
September 1, 2021, 9:39 pm
SOME senators have selective memory. In the Senate's current investigation, they were talking of prices of personal protective equipment medical commodities today and stonewalled how much were the prices of the same items when the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) declared pandemic later. … Read More
Ledesma: Reporma’s criteria didn’t spare Miriam
August 25, 2021, 11:59 pm
REP. Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez seemed to be careless these days not only about his health but his utterances. He can be tactless with his off-the-cuff statements and this had brought him some troubles in the past and then …now. In a recent interview with ANC Christian Esguerra, Congressman… Read More
Ledesma: The wheels of political fortune in Davao del Norte
August 23, 2021, 11:27 am
FOR several decades, elections in Davao del Norte had always been bland as the results could always be predicted months ahead of the actual polls. While they were not commanded or persuaded whom to vote electorates have their ears close to the ground and watched the body language of their… Read More
