Moving forward Richard Juico Gordon has donned many hats throughout his career as a public servant. And he has definitely made waves in every position he has held – whether as the youngest delegate of the 1971 Constitutional Convention, the tough mayor of Olongapo City, the no nonsense chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, the aggressive Secretary of Tourism, an assertive Senator or as the passionate chairman of the Philippine National Red ... Read more Profiles | Publisher | Monday, 14 March 2011 | Hits: 775 | Comments |
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Making her own mark After spending much of her growing years away from the limelight, Maria Kristina Cassandra Cuneta Concepcion or simply “KC” followed her celebrity parents’ footsteps and joined Philippine show business in 2007. Today, KC has already made a name for herself as one of the country’s hottest and talented young ... Read more |
Citizen FVR and his seeds of wisdom It was 1992 when Filipinos first elected Fidel Valdez Ramos (FVR) to the highest office of the land. He turned over the reins of the presidency in 1998 after establishing a much improved Philippine economy and a stable national security.... Read more |
And the daughter also rises… Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares picks up where her father left off As the country commemorates the birthday of the late National Artist for Film and 2004 presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr. today, many are still in disbelief of the passing of their idol, Da King of Philippine cinema. It was an abrupt end for a man who ... Read more |
I 'Juana Change' Vitriolic, witty, irreverent. These are just some of the characteristics of Juana Change, the hottest one-person act in town. Her acidic wit and humor in her satires shock her audience, driving home the message of "change". Juana Change is Mae Paner, a multi-awarded stage actor and television commercial film director. A BS ... Read more |
The political education of General Jose Almonte We admit being intimidated on our first encounter with the man. After all, this is the man who saw action in Vietnam, and in his latter years, either masterminded or helped in executing the break-up of decades-old monopolies in various ... Read more |
From politician to jurist: The transformation of Solicitor General Agnes VST Devanadera Facing the Justices of the Supreme Court is no easy task. Defending a case in front of 15 of the country’s eminent jurists for hours on end takes grit and resolve, even for a lawyer who truly believes in the merits of her ... Read more |
Atty. Leila de Lima: Shifting gears from election lawyer to human rights defender The country’s dismal human rights records might dissuade anyone from taking on the post as head of the country’s top human rights watchdog. With national and international human rights bodies breathing down the government’s neck to improve its human rights situation, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) faces a Herculean ... Read more |
Where angels fear to thread When retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Melo replaced Benjamin Abalos as Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chair, many were optimistic that reforms will finally be instituted in the poll body. That optimism was further bolstered with the appointment of Atty. Ferdinand Rafanan as the newest Director of the Law ... Read more |
‘Order in the House!’ Secretary General Marilyn Barua-Yap in managing the House of Representatives While the two Houses of Congress perform similar tasks like passing laws and resolutions, and conducting hours-long hearings, the sheer size of the House of Representatives – with more than 200 members – makes the task of managing its secretariat affairs ... Read more |
Secretary Emma Lirio-Reyes: Chief Operating Officer, Philippine Senate Whenever we read the newspapers, watch the local news, or listen to the radio, we see and hear the seeming ease by which senators do their work: making a speech about almost anything under the sun, kilometric-long Senate committee hearings, and the various laws and resolutions passed at the 11th ... Read more |
Woman on top: Police Chief Superintendent Tanigue at the helm If you ride the MRT or the LRT, you would notice a life-size poster of a woman police, “Aleng Pulis” as she is called in the posters. She is Police Chief Superintendent Yolanda Tanigue, the first female officer of the Philippine National Police with a star rank, equivalent to the ... Read more |