Author: Junex Doronio

Reports are swirling that the countdown to an alien “arrival” — or invasion, depending on who you ask — has begun. In about 40 days, November 2025 may mark the most anticipated (and feared) moment in modern space history. Strange cosmic signals, mysterious objects, and unusual patterns have fueled both scientific curiosity and global anxiety. At the center of the buzz is Harvard professor Avi Loeb, who recently proposed that the newly discovered object 3I/ATLAS might not be an ordinary comet. His theory — that it could be artificial — has divided experts and ignited the public imagination. Are we…

The Duterte camp is at it again — circling like vultures, waiting for chaos to swoop in. The November 30 nationwide protests against corruption are meant to be a people’s cry for accountability. But the same forces that once toyed with dictatorship now smell an opening — and they’re itching to hijack it. We’ve seen this playbook before: twist public anger into a power grab, dress ambition as patriotism, and let the soldiers do the dirty work. They tried it on September 21 — a legitimate protest nearly turned into a stage for a coup. Only the professionalism of the…

IRONIC as it may seem, Police General Nicolas Deloso Torre III — who made history by arresting cult leader Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy and later former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte — blazed across the nation’s consciousness like a shooting star in an otherwise dark political sky. I must admit, I don’t know General Torre personally. Having covered the police beat more than 40 years ago, I can only surmise that he is one of the rare good cops who managed to restore public faith in law enforcement — badly tarnished by the “tokhang” operations and extrajudicial killings of the Duterte…

WHO’S afraid of Kiko Barzaga? Perhaps no one should be — but everyone ought to be mildly alarmed, preferably while shaking their heads in disbelief. Seseryosohin ba si Congressmeow? At 27, the heir of a powerful Cavite political dynasty seems determined to prove that recklessness is the new reform. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga, a freshman lawmaker from the City of Dasmariñas, made his grand stand last Sunday — not in the halls of Congress, but in the manicured streets of Forbes Park. There, he led a small but spirited crowd of Duterte loyalists calling for the resignation of President Ferdinand R.…

The Bureau of Customs–Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) continues to prove its vigilance in protecting our borders. The recent interception of nearly ₱110 million worth of shabu deserves the highest commendation — particularly for the Paircargo Assessment Composite Division under Special Deputy Collector Dr. Siegfred “Yeye” L. Manaois. Acting in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to intensify border protection and support the national anti-drug campaign, BOC-NAIA personnel, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, seized 16,150 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride, valued at ₱109.8 million. The illegal shipment,…

WHEN the House Committee on Public Accounts describes a ₱6.4-billion public fund as a “powder keg,” it isn’t exaggerating. The revelations about the 2024 Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) strike at the heart of what autonomy should never become: freedom without accountability. At issue is not merely the rapid release of billions of pesos, but the timing, the pattern, and the politics behind it. The alleged rerouting of funds to local government units aligned with the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) — while opposition-led communities were left empty-handed — paints a…