A day after the day of national mourning for the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda – the most powerful storm that hit the Philippines 11 years ago – urged the government to enforce stronger climate accountability policies for corporations.
By Julian Gempesaw
GENERAL SANTOS CITY—In the wake of reignited fears among residents of South Cotabato Province caused by flashfloods unleashed by Tropical Storm Kristine, Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. allayed worries of environmental damage and destruction.
Tamayo Jr. denied large-scale mining operations in the hinterlands of Tampakan South Cotabato.
Is a falling out between First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos and Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez even possible?
Not a few people dismissed the alleged feud as just another political intrigue. The administration was desperate for a distraction after former President Rodrigo Duterte’s spectacular appearance before the Senate, and a Liza-Martin tiff was worth a try.
Days after his masterful appearance before the Senate, former President Rodrigo Duterte remains the nation’s hottest topic.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. probably thought the hearing would be the figurative last rites for FPRRD, but the old fox turned the tables instead. In one fell swoop, the tormentors found themselves on the defensive.
