Firing Line

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 06:37:32 +0000

  DEPARTMENT of Agri­culture Secretary Manny Piñol recently apologized for the advice given by the Bu­reau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to Filipino fishermen – that they desist from entering the Scarbor­ough Shoal following reports that they were being harassed by China. It pertained to the earlier statement made by BFAR Director Eduardo Gongona […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:54:02 +0000

  A VIDEO documentary was released apparently show­ing China’s forces are back to their old bullying ways, harass­ing and driving Filipino fisher­men away from the Scarbor­ough Shoal. In the documentary, two Filipino fishermen described how the Chinese Coast Guard would seize their catch and compel them to leave the area. They said that apart from […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:00:58 +0000

  WHILE in a meet­ing with President Duterte at the Palace, who would have thought that Moro National Libera­tion Front (MNLF) found­ing chairman Nur Misuari would have the gall to say he would go to war if the Chief Executive fails to fulfill his promise to shift to a federal form of gov­ernment? In a […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:20:47 +0000

  THE Department of Agriculture (DA) will make use of sniffing dogs that have been trained to guard or detect the pos­sible entry into the country of meat contaminated by the dreaded African swine fever (ASF). According to the Bureau of Animal Industry, the canines would be posted in airports and in all ports of […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:30:57 +0000

  THE public got a pretty good scare last week from the so-called Momo Challenge. For those who’d been hiding under a rock recently, it’s not something I’d recommend you to Google, much less, share on your social media accounts. The ghoulish face of the “moo-moo” may give you nightmares. But if that doesn’t give […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:10:22 +0000

  SHOULD it surprise anyone that most illegal trades, particularly gambling, continue unabated during election season? For many politicos, ignoring the presence of illegal gambling in a particular area can be considered as “rain dancing’’. Nope, not the dance performed to urge the gods to send forth rain. Rather, it’s learning to tango on the […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:20:18 +0000

    FOLLOWING the enact­ment of the rice tariffica­tion law, the government has removed the limitations on the volume of imported rice and promises to provide cheap rice for consumers at a time they need it the most. It is an undeniable fact that everyone has been affected by the continuous rise in the prices […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:20:06 +0000

    IT’S true that all things come to an end even for the natural beauty of Manila Bay’s multi-colored sunset which is admired and renowned throughout the world. The wonderful view will eventually vanish after the cleanup of Manila Bay since the cities of Manila and Pasay have signed already a memo­randum of agreement […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 14:19:15 +0000

    IF China only understood deeply the meaning of the word “respect”, it would not ignore the rights of its Asian neighbors to their ter­ritorial waters, build artificial islands, install facilities as it did in our country and claim it as their own. China is now busy con­structing a maritime rescue center in the […]