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The bare minimum
OPINION

The bare minimum

We have lowered the bar so far that doing what should have been done in the first place can now look like an accomplishment.

DT·8 hours ago

Survival mode
EDITORIAL

Survival mode

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the men around him are obviously guided by the next elections, two years away.

DT·8 hours ago

Kakampinks!
OPINION

Kakampinks!

The problem, though, with Leni’s campaign was that, unlike Miriam’s, her team was not able to frame its narrative correctly.

Atty. Edward P. Chico·9 hours ago

School shootings
OPINION

School shootings

The weakness is that our law does not create a specific offense for negligently allowing a minor to obtain a firearm.

Darren M. de Jesus·9 hours ago

Too close for comfort
OPINION

Too close for comfort

The lesson is clear: Genuine distinctiveness must come from more than superficial styling or an ordinary qualifying word.

Dean Nilo Divina·9 hours ago

Get hooked on sports!
OPINION

Get hooked on sports!

If we want to keep our young people away from violence, vices and negative influences, let us bring them closer to sports and other…

Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·9 hours ago

Model athletes
EDITORIAL

Model athletes

Like Eala, Diaz is also paying it forward. Long before she ended the country’s gold drought in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Diaz showed what it…

DT·22 August 2026

Epic disconnect
EDITORIAL

Epic disconnect

The gap between what a family needs and what the government considers acceptable to pay them is a canyon with a press release taped over it.

DT·22 August 2026

Spiritual authority
OPINION

Spiritual authority

Peter, the most vocal and faithful of the disciples, said frankly that they all believed that He was the Messiah, the Holy One of God that…

Paulo Flores·22 August 2026

Chips, Chismis and Choice: More on Pax Silica (2)
OPINION

Chips, Chismis and Choice: More on Pax Silica (2)

If managed with sovereign clarity, transparent governance, and strong environmental protections, Pax Silica can help power the Philippines’…

Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor·22 August 2026

Tale of Article I’s origin
OPINION

Tale of Article I’s origin

To voters, it looked like unity. To insiders, it looked like a political transaction.

Dennis Coronacion·22 August 2026

Different rainfall alert
OPINION

Different rainfall alert

Behind the monstrous corruption lurks another tough opponent many have discounted: politics.

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·22 August 2026

Flagging the artificial
OPINION

Flagging the artificial

Goodbye, AI! I decided to look for a more credible source of information.

Butch Francisco·22 August 2026

Cortisol is not the culprit
OPINION

Cortisol is not the culprit

Cortisol is neither the villain behind every unwanted kilogram nor is it an imaginary concern.

Monica Therese Cating-Cabral, MD·21 August 2026

The architectural terror of backrooms
OPINION

The architectural terror of backrooms

‘Liminal space is designed to trigger this specific reaction in us.’

Romeo Romulo·21 August 2026

We need safe places for people stranded by floods
OPINION

We need safe places for people stranded by floods

Beyond getting water out of the city, we should also think about giving people somewhere to get out of the way. A place for people and…

Albert Julius Valeros Aycardo·21 August 2026

Hope needs receipts
EDITORIAL

Hope needs receipts

Businesses do not manufacture consumer confidence. Only income growth, price stability, and a functioning peso do that, and none of the…

DT·21 August 2026

Poll-centered budget
EDITORIAL

Poll-centered budget

The people this budget appears centered on are those running for office in 2028 who will need something to hand out between now and then.

DT·21 August 2026

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The bare minimum
OPINION

The bare minimum

We have lowered the bar so far that doing what should have been done in the first place can now look like an accomplishment.

DT·8 hours ago

Survival mode
EDITORIAL

Survival mode

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the men around him are obviously guided by the next elections, two years away.

DT·8 hours ago

Kakampinks!
OPINION

Kakampinks!

The problem, though, with Leni’s campaign was that, unlike Miriam’s, her team was not able to frame its narrative correctly.

Atty. Edward P. Chico·9 hours ago

School shootings
OPINION

School shootings

The weakness is that our law does not create a specific offense for negligently allowing a minor to obtain a firearm.

Darren M. de Jesus·9 hours ago

Too close for comfort
OPINION

Too close for comfort

The lesson is clear: Genuine distinctiveness must come from more than superficial styling or an ordinary qualifying word.

Dean Nilo Divina·9 hours ago

Get hooked on sports!
OPINION

Get hooked on sports!

If we want to keep our young people away from violence, vices and negative influences, let us bring them closer to sports and other…

Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·9 hours ago

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Model athletes
EDITORIAL

Model athletes

Like Eala, Diaz is also paying it forward. Long before she ended the country’s gold drought in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Diaz showed what it…

DT·22 August 2026

Epic disconnect
EDITORIAL

Epic disconnect

The gap between what a family needs and what the government considers acceptable to pay them is a canyon with a press release taped over it.

DT·22 August 2026

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Survival mode

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    Model athletes

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Epic disconnect

    3 MIN READ

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    Hope needs receipts

    3 MIN READ

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    Poll-centered budget

    3 MIN READ

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Spiritual authority
OPINION

Spiritual authority

Peter, the most vocal and faithful of the disciples, said frankly that they all believed that He was the Messiah, the Holy One of God that…

Paulo Flores·22 August 2026

Chips, Chismis and Choice: More on Pax Silica (2)
OPINION

Chips, Chismis and Choice: More on Pax Silica (2)

If managed with sovereign clarity, transparent governance, and strong environmental protections, Pax Silica can help power the Philippines’…

Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor·22 August 2026

Tale of Article I’s origin
OPINION

Tale of Article I’s origin

To voters, it looked like unity. To insiders, it looked like a political transaction.

Dennis Coronacion·22 August 2026

Different rainfall alert
OPINION

Different rainfall alert

Behind the monstrous corruption lurks another tough opponent many have discounted: politics.

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·22 August 2026

Flagging the artificial
OPINION

Flagging the artificial

Goodbye, AI! I decided to look for a more credible source of information.

Butch Francisco·22 August 2026

Cortisol is not the culprit
OPINION

Cortisol is not the culprit

Cortisol is neither the villain behind every unwanted kilogram nor is it an imaginary concern.

Monica Therese Cating-Cabral, MD·21 August 2026

The architectural terror of backrooms
OPINION

The architectural terror of backrooms

‘Liminal space is designed to trigger this specific reaction in us.’

Romeo Romulo·21 August 2026

We need safe places for people stranded by floods
OPINION

We need safe places for people stranded by floods

Beyond getting water out of the city, we should also think about giving people somewhere to get out of the way. A place for people and…

Albert Julius Valeros Aycardo·21 August 2026

Hope needs receipts
EDITORIAL

Hope needs receipts

Businesses do not manufacture consumer confidence. Only income growth, price stability, and a functioning peso do that, and none of the…

DT·21 August 2026

Poll-centered budget
EDITORIAL

Poll-centered budget

The people this budget appears centered on are those running for office in 2028 who will need something to hand out between now and then.

DT·21 August 2026

Guest essays

The bare minimum

DT

The bare minimum

3 MIN READ

  • Atty. Edward P. Chico

    Kakampinks!

    2 MIN READ

  • Darren M. de Jesus

    School shootings

    2 MIN READ

  • Dean Nilo Divina

    Too close for comfort

    3 MIN READ

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Scuttlebutt

Sip, sip, hooray?

Sip, sip, hooray?

DT·2 MIN READ

  • Vanishing witnesses

    DT·2 MIN READ

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    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Blast from the past

    Jing Villamente·2 MIN READ

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    DT·2 MIN READ

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