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VP Sara’s mugshot
OPINION

VP Sara’s mugshot

As targeted legal actions against rivals increase, efforts to defend allies are intensified.

Atty. Edward P. Chico·21 hours ago

Continuous learning when ‘walang pasok’
OPINION

Continuous learning when ‘walang pasok’

We should never gamble with children’s safety, but neither should we quietly allow their education to disappear one suspended school day at…

Darren M. de Jesus·21 hours ago

Saving face
OPINION

Saving face

Anyone whose likeness has been misused may demand the takedown of the offending material and may file a complaint with the NPC.

Dean Nilo Divina·21 hours ago

Outraged many times over
EDITORIAL

Outraged many times over

Today, Alex Eala and Lea Salonga show the world the best Filipinos can be, a reminder of the values that carried us through harder times.

DT·21 hours ago

Drowning accountability
EDITORIAL

Drowning accountability

It is a mystery where the money for a specific classroom goes; only that some large sum exists somewhere in the spending plan for…

DT·21 hours ago

Continuing our fight for better health funding
OPINION

Continuing our fight for better health funding

As your senator, I will continue to fight for better funding for the health sector. Ang pondo sa health ay dapat gamitin sa health ng…

Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·22 hours ago

Accountable, responsible Christians
OPINION

Accountable, responsible Christians

We must lovingly and prudently correct each other when we err, forgive those who offend us, and ask forgiveness from those we have offended.

Paulo Flores·5 September 2026

Unfiltered reality (1)
OPINION

Unfiltered reality (1)

They seek out lonely, alienated and vulnerable teenagers and begin a process known as digital grooming.

Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor·5 September 2026

Sara’s resilience
OPINION

Sara’s resilience

The survey is not the final word on Duterte’s future; it is a snapshot of an evolving political reality. Much can still change as the trial…

Dennis Coronacion·5 September 2026

Bad executioners
OPINION

Bad executioners

The grief doesn’t even include the ceaseless horrors over the unresolved massive corruption, official or unofficial, attending scores of…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·5 September 2026

Lack of foresight or bad luck?
EDITORIAL

Lack of foresight or bad luck?

With both Brownlee and Boatwright unavailable, the best thing the federation could have done was to deploy a squad with extensive…

DT·5 September 2026

Perpetual Palace carousel
EDITORIAL

Perpetual Palace carousel

Financial resources, the little that can be generated amid tepid growth, are being used to pay down debt faster rather than to grow the…

DT·5 September 2026

Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS
OPINION

Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS

Let us not forget that the coalition of the Philippines, the US, Australia and Japan is a prime force in the WPS conflict. China fears this…

Bernie V. Lopez·5 September 2026

10 years later, what did we gain?
OPINION

10 years later, what did we gain?

Talking to a powerful neighbor is not necessarily a sign of weakness. Sometimes diplomacy is precisely what a country needs when military…

Gigie Arcilla·5 September 2026

Red plates, velvet gloves
OPINION

Red plates, velvet gloves

The LTO should also suspend and, if necessary, revoke Torre’s driver’s license. The MMDA? Well, it should fire him pronto instead of trying…

John Henry Dodson·5 September 2026

Right way to go abroad
OPINION

Right way to go abroad

When visitors enter a country as tourists but overstay or work without the proper authorization, the adverse consequences can extend beyond…

Margarita Gutierrez·5 September 2026

No safe passage
EDITORIAL

No safe passage

Two Filipino seafarers aboard the Saudi-flagged tanker Sidr were killed late Monday when the vessel was struck while transiting the strait.

DT·5 September 2026

Make ICI report public now
EDITORIAL

Make ICI report public now

If the DoJ or the Ombudsman has concerns about prejudicing the trial, redact what must be redacted and say so, specifically, in public.

DT·5 September 2026

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VP Sara’s mugshot
OPINION

VP Sara’s mugshot

As targeted legal actions against rivals increase, efforts to defend allies are intensified.

Atty. Edward P. Chico·21 hours ago

Continuous learning when ‘walang pasok’
OPINION

Continuous learning when ‘walang pasok’

We should never gamble with children’s safety, but neither should we quietly allow their education to disappear one suspended school day at…

Darren M. de Jesus·21 hours ago

Saving face
OPINION

Saving face

Anyone whose likeness has been misused may demand the takedown of the offending material and may file a complaint with the NPC.

Dean Nilo Divina·21 hours ago

Outraged many times over
EDITORIAL

Outraged many times over

Today, Alex Eala and Lea Salonga show the world the best Filipinos can be, a reminder of the values that carried us through harder times.

DT·21 hours ago

Drowning accountability
EDITORIAL

Drowning accountability

It is a mystery where the money for a specific classroom goes; only that some large sum exists somewhere in the spending plan for…

DT·21 hours ago

Continuing our fight for better health funding
OPINION

Continuing our fight for better health funding

As your senator, I will continue to fight for better funding for the health sector. Ang pondo sa health ay dapat gamitin sa health ng…

Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·22 hours ago

Partner feature
Accountable, responsible Christians
OPINION

Accountable, responsible Christians

We must lovingly and prudently correct each other when we err, forgive those who offend us, and ask forgiveness from those we have offended.

Paulo Flores·5 September 2026

Unfiltered reality (1)
OPINION

Unfiltered reality (1)

They seek out lonely, alienated and vulnerable teenagers and begin a process known as digital grooming.

Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor·5 September 2026

Today's Opinion

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Outraged many times over

3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Drowning accountability

    3 MIN READ

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    Lack of foresight or bad luck?

    3 MIN READ

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    Perpetual Palace carousel

    3 MIN READ

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    No safe passage

    3 MIN READ

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Sara’s resilience
OPINION

Sara’s resilience

The survey is not the final word on Duterte’s future; it is a snapshot of an evolving political reality. Much can still change as the trial…

Dennis Coronacion·5 September 2026

Bad executioners
OPINION

Bad executioners

The grief doesn’t even include the ceaseless horrors over the unresolved massive corruption, official or unofficial, attending scores of…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·5 September 2026

Lack of foresight or bad luck?
EDITORIAL

Lack of foresight or bad luck?

With both Brownlee and Boatwright unavailable, the best thing the federation could have done was to deploy a squad with extensive…

DT·5 September 2026

Perpetual Palace carousel
EDITORIAL

Perpetual Palace carousel

Financial resources, the little that can be generated amid tepid growth, are being used to pay down debt faster rather than to grow the…

DT·5 September 2026

Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS
OPINION

Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS

Let us not forget that the coalition of the Philippines, the US, Australia and Japan is a prime force in the WPS conflict. China fears this…

Bernie V. Lopez·5 September 2026

10 years later, what did we gain?
OPINION

10 years later, what did we gain?

Talking to a powerful neighbor is not necessarily a sign of weakness. Sometimes diplomacy is precisely what a country needs when military…

Gigie Arcilla·5 September 2026

Red plates, velvet gloves
OPINION

Red plates, velvet gloves

The LTO should also suspend and, if necessary, revoke Torre’s driver’s license. The MMDA? Well, it should fire him pronto instead of trying…

John Henry Dodson·5 September 2026

Right way to go abroad
OPINION

Right way to go abroad

When visitors enter a country as tourists but overstay or work without the proper authorization, the adverse consequences can extend beyond…

Margarita Gutierrez·5 September 2026

No safe passage
EDITORIAL

No safe passage

Two Filipino seafarers aboard the Saudi-flagged tanker Sidr were killed late Monday when the vessel was struck while transiting the strait.

DT·5 September 2026

Make ICI report public now
EDITORIAL

Make ICI report public now

If the DoJ or the Ombudsman has concerns about prejudicing the trial, redact what must be redacted and say so, specifically, in public.

DT·5 September 2026

Guest essays

VP Sara’s mugshot

Atty. Edward P. Chico

VP Sara’s mugshot

2 MIN READ

  • Darren M. de Jesus

    Continuous learning when ‘walang pasok’

    2 MIN READ

  • Dean Nilo Divina

    Saving face

    3 MIN READ

  • Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go

    Continuing our fight for better health funding

    3 MIN READ

More Guest essays →

Scuttlebutt

Pastor’s new friends

Pastor’s new friends

DT·2 MIN READ

  • Publicity chasers all

    Jing Villamente·2 MIN READ

  • Landmark brand battle settled

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Raising the ante

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • When unionized means redundant

    DT·2 MIN READ

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