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THE acknowledged frontrunner in the Philippine presidential election set for May 9 is former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. He is the 64-year-old son of the late former strongman Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Sr.  who is considered by many historians as the worst president in Philippine …

NO disrespect intended but, it was really a Hilarious Gaslighting Show to see the Governor on Commonwealth Day trying to sound “DIGNIFIED” because he has PROVEN to voters, he cares very little for OUR Democracy Our Constitution & Laws and OUR sacred agreement with the United States. Him and his…

A MOVIEGOER is amazed when he sees a computerized Arnold Schwarzenegger appear as he looked 40 years ago, complete with muscles, dialogue and movement.  In another movie, three versions of Will Smith fight each other, one 20, one 30, and another 50 years old. A Ukrainian turns on the television and…

THE Governor has been accused of being a “Godfather over a Criminal Organization – RICO” and like every criminal organization they have their own Mouth-piece (lawyer). Well, it seems the Governor, his lawyer Viola Alepuyo, the Senate’s Lawyer & Senate President have ALL finally gotten caught “R…

IN the Philippines, the Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia are the two most trusted independent, non-profit polling bodies. Their latest surveys indicate that Ferdinand Romualdez “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is headed toward a landslide win on Election Day, Monday, May 9th, 2022. Of course, then and n…

WHEN I became the board chairman for the Pacific Mini Games or PMG Council, I saw an opportunity to encourage the principles of sport, fitness and competition within the Oceania community. Being an athlete all my life, sports has taught me the importance of fitness and competition, which is fosteri…

WHILE People tell me all the time, it’s hardly ever said publicly that Ambrose is RIGHT! A commenter to the “Black-balled Op-ed” made me think about something my MaDear told me that “sometimes you have to toot your own horn because no-one will do it for you” — so I hope the commenters heard that be…

POOR Tinian, as I’m sure most readers will agree the Tinian’s Pika Festival could have been much MORE successful and MORE inclusive with MORE People coming from Rota & Saipan. The REAL problem is the Governor and Republicans have literally “Black-balled” (totally rejected) me as the Governor di…

IN Poland, a family takes in a group of refugees from Ukraine, complete strangers until last week.  In the United States, a Russian man attempting to sail around the world is told he must leave the marina immediately or risk having his boat impounded.  In Australia, a man risks himself and his boat…

THE son of the late Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos, “Bongbong,” is the frontrunner in this year’s presidential election set for May. Bongbong, incidentally, is a common nickname in the P.I. where many children, to quote the writer Jessica Zafra, are named after doorbells: Dingdong, Tingti…