MCT COMMENTARY

Thoughts, reflections, and commentary written over coffee.

October 31, 2026 COMMENTARY / OPINION MISS CASTRO, NGAYON ANG TAMANG PANAHON PARA MAGTANONG Hindi ako sang-ayon sa paggamit ni Claire Castro ng salitang “premature” sa pagpuna sa malaking budget increase para sa distritong kinakatawan ni Sandro Marcos. Tama siya na hindi automatic na pagnanakaw ang budget insertion.…

October 31, 2026 COMMENTARY / OPINION IS ASIA PREPARING FOR WAR? I received an email from Ms. Lorna, 65 years old, retired, at taga-Angono, Rizal. Ang tanong niya, naghahanda na ba ang Asia para sa giyera? At kung magkaroon nga ng giyera, ano ang mga warning signs na dapat nating bantayan?…

October 28, 2026 An MCT Commentary THERE’S A BUDGET INSERTION IN YOUR DISTRICT, AND YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT IT? Someone told me in the comments, “Your guess is as good as mine.”

October 28, 2026 An MCT Commentary DOES THE BUDGET FOLLOW NEED OR POLITICAL POWER? A district should not have to elect the president’s son or cousin to get the roads, bridges and flood protection it needs. People pay taxes regardless of whom their congressman knows.

October 27, 2026 An MCT Commentary PHILIP LUSTRE AND THE COST OF DEFENDING A POST Philip Lustre Jr. went to a media forum in Quezon City on Saturday, October 24. Shortly afterward, police arrested him on a cyberlibel warrant from a Davao City court. He said he did not even know someone had filed a criminal…

October 26, 2026 An MCT Commentary WHY DID MARCOS MOVE VINCE DIZON OUT OF DPWH? I see documented progress in administration and enforcement, alongside delays and unfinished work.

October 22, 2026 MCT Commentary THE PAGES BEHIND THE LAUGHING EMOJIS I want to know who’s running these pages, how they’re connected, and whether they’re making money from political content that gives readers only part of the information.

October 20, 2026 MCT Commentary HOW DOES BBM CHOOSE THE PEOPLE HE APPOINTS TO GOVERNMENT? Zofia Canlas’s PCUP appointment led me back through several Marcos decisions: Gadon, Torre, the Cabinet reset and a four-week Health Secretary. The question is not whether every appointee will succeed. It is how the President…

October 18, 2026 An MCT Opinion WHAT IF TREASON DID NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR WAR? We keep talking about treason whenever a politician seems more interested in defending another country than protecting the Philippines. People get angry, demand action, and ask why nobody is filing a case.

October 13, 2026 An MCT Commentary THREE ARTICLES WITHDRAWN. DID THE PROSECUTION JUST PUT EVERYTHING AT RISK? I was having coffee when I learned that the House prosecution had withdrawn three of the four impeachment articles against Vice President Sara Duterte. My immediate reaction was surprise, followed by a question: Are they…