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Gringo Honasan launches ‘Reform PH Party’ with roots in Magdalo, former rebels, and Muslim returnees
Former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan has launched a new political party—the Reform PH Party—with roots in the Magdalo movement, drawing together veterans linked to the group, returnees from armed left organizations, and Muslim rebel returnees who have laid down their arms, all committed to…
Gringo Honasan: Fidel Ramos is the gold standard of Filipino leadership, and the country needs that model now
In the middle of one of the most turbulent weeks in recent Philippine political history, former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan reached back four decades to find the model of leadership the country needs right now—and the name he came up was a former president who once spent two hours over…
Gringo Honasan explains why the Philippines keeps reliving the same political crises
Forty years after EDSA, the Philippines finds itself in the middle of another political crisis—a Senate shooting, an ICC arrest warrant, a leadership shakeup, and an impeachment trial all converging in a single week—and former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, who has lived through more of these…
Gringo Honasan warns all sides: Do not manipulate, influence, or weaponize the impeachment process
Former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan issued a stern warning to all sides of the political divide, saying the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte must not be turned into a weapon for partisan politics—and that the constitutional process must be allowed to run its course without…
Senate crisis cost country precious time meant for real problems of ordinary Filipinos, says Honasan
The Senate shooting incident and the political storm surrounding it have cost the country something far more valuable than any political narrative being built around it—the time and focus that should have been devoted to the real and enduring problems of ordinary Filipinos, former Senator Gregorio…
Marcos denies government behind Senate shooting, orders probe: ‘Hindi po gobyerno ang gumawa nito’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday night addressed the nation following a shooting incident at the Senate, categorically denying that the government ordered the arrest of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and asserting that no outside military, NBI, or law enforcement personnel entered the…
Senate leadership shakeup not linked to Duterte impeachment, says Cayetano
Newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, May 11, denied that the leadership change in the upper chamber was connected to the impending impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, even as the House of Representatives deliberated the articles of impeachment in its plenary…
Recto bares Leviste’s P24-B ‘ghost solar projects,’ says lawmaker is attacking him to bury the scandal
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Tuesday accused Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Legarda Leviste of running a P24-billion ghost solar project fraud against the government and the Filipino people—and said the congressman’s relentless smear campaign against him exists for one reason…
‘Distance between them is a million miles apart’: Ted Herbosa is no Juan Flavier, says public health expert
Public health expert Dr. Tony Leachon has pushed back sharply against the promotional video circulating among government officials that pitches Health Secretary Ted Herbosa as a future senator in the mold of the late Senator Juan Flavier, saying the comparison stretches credibility beyond…
Herbosa for Senator? Promo video makes rounds inside DOH as agency is plunged into cycle of corruption allegations
Even as the Department of Health (DOH) sinks deeper into a cycle of corruption allegations, a promotional video pushing Secretary Ted Herbosa as a future senator is quietly making the rounds among top DOH officials and government figures outside the agency. The one-minute, 25-second material…
Filipinos vote for winnability, not competence, and that is why the country has been left behind: Dick Gordon
Former Senator Richard Gordon said the Philippines has fallen behind its Asian neighbors because Filipinos continue to vote for candidates who are popular rather than capable, a pattern he says has held the country back for decades. Gordon made the observation in an interview on DZRH News program…
Gordon warns senators: ‘EDSA Dos’ happened because people lost faith in impeachment process
Former Senator Richard Gordon is warning the Senate not to repeat the mistakes of the 2001 Estrada impeachment trial, saying the public uprising known as EDSA Dos was a direct consequence of people losing faith in the process. Gordon issued the warning in an interview on DZRH News program Special…
Why the Philippines keeps delaying its barangay elections
Since 2022, the barangay elections have been postponed twice. Filipinos voted in 2023, a year behind schedule. The next cycle was pushed from December 2025 to November 2026. Now a third delay is on the table—and critics say the justification being offered is the same one the Supreme Court already…
Lacson questions credibility of 18 ex-‘Marines’ over P805-B cash scheme claims
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson questioned the credibility of 18 former military men allegedly linked to a P805-billion cash delivery scheme, saying their claims must withstand “logic” and “basic mathematics” before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee considers holding a hearing.…
Erice to Marcos, Duterte: Resign ‘if you still have shame’
House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Edgar “Egay” Erice on Wednesday, February 25 marked the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution with a call for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte to step down, invoking what he said was a crisis of leadership and…