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    Partner feature
    The role of HR director in digital transformation of LGUs
    OPINION

    The role of HR director in digital transformation of LGUs

    A human resources director is critically important to the digital transformation of the financial operation of a local government because…

    Art Besana·15 hours ago

    Future ‘biological weapon’?
    OPINION

    Future ‘biological weapon’?

    Concerns have been quietly expressed that AFRIMS may be secretly gathering genetic data from the Philippines through its Free Vaccine…

    CYNTHIA D. BALANA·15 hours ago

    Gibo’s strategic candor
    OPINION

    Gibo’s strategic candor

    By all accounts, Teodoro’s candor drew positive domestic attention and support that provoked Senator Ping Lacson to tease a future…

    Nick V. Quijano Jr.·15 hours ago

    Wasted window
    OPINION

    Wasted window

    Numbers from an IBON study tell a clear story. Between July 2025 and July 2026, 1.3 million more young Filipinos entered the labor force.

    Chito Lozada·15 hours ago

    Can you jail a senator’s vote?
    EDITORIAL

    Can you jail a senator’s vote?

    You removed two no votes and somehow yes became harder? So now maybe conviction should need only 14 yesses instead of 16.

    DT·15 hours ago

    House transparency zarzuela
    EDITORIAL

    House transparency zarzuela

    The danger resurfaces: a budget assembled in a room with the lights off, then presented afterward as though it had always undergone a…

    DT·15 hours ago

    Will the buck stop with Martin? (2)
    OPINION

    Will the buck stop with Martin? (2)

    To my mind, the greatest danger here is not that justice has been delayed — it is that we might mistake this single arrest for justice…

    LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·15 September 2026

    Art of the Information
    OPINION

    Art of the Information

    The craft lies in the statement of the acts or omissions. This is where months of preliminary investigation and thousands of pages of…

    Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·15 September 2026

    Who gets to be a National Artist?
    OPINION

    Who gets to be a National Artist?

    The lasting love of the Filipino people proves a simple truth: an artist does not need a government medal to be a true national treasure.

    Dinah S. Ventura·15 September 2026

    AI won’t kill humans — yet
    EDITORIAL

    AI won’t kill humans — yet

    What we do know is that it already expands who can cause serious harm and how fast, and people in the industry and governments should focus…

    DT·15 September 2026

    One step short
    EDITORIAL

    One step short

    The baton starts with the executive, is passed on to the House — where Romualdez was Speaker — and is then returned to the President.

    DT·15 September 2026

    Digital push reaps int’l commendation
    OPINION

    Digital push reaps int’l commendation

    Digitalization lowers transaction overhead, prevents artificial delays caused by ‘fixers’ and boosts localized tax collections.

    Art Besana·15 September 2026

    Numbers question
    OPINION

    Numbers question

    The fate of an impeachment case should be determined by the people who actually sat as judges, listened to the witnesses, reviewed the…

    Barry Gutierrez·15 September 2026

    Historic moment for BARMM
    OPINION

    Historic moment for BARMM

    The people of Mindanao have waited long enough for a government that genuinely represents their hopes and aspirations.

    Yogi Filemon Ruiz·15 September 2026

    Political control of bureaucracy
    OPINION

    Political control of bureaucracy

    Over time, not only has the political ecosystem changed but more so the legal architecture — where a mere bureau has risen way above the…

    Primer Pagunuran·15 September 2026

    ‘Malay ko’
    OPINION

    ‘Malay ko’

    Aside from stability in political leadership, the decentralization of governmental power to the federal states has been credited with its…

    Ferdinand Topacio·15 September 2026

    Inventory is not deterrence
    EDITORIAL

    Inventory is not deterrence

    Congress should pass a modernization law with financing that survives annual budget fights, not one that expires alongside them.

    DT·14 September 2026

    ‘Pagpag’ mirrors failure
    EDITORIAL

    ‘Pagpag’ mirrors failure

    In 2025, the lid was blown off the massive corruption in budget spending, with more than P1 trillion in flood projects alone subjected to…

    DT·14 September 2026

    Partner feature
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    Page House transparency zarzuela Can you jail a senator’s vote? Wasted window Gibo's strategic candor Future “biological weapon™ The role of HR director in digital transformation of LGUs
    Today's Front

    COMMENTARY

    Interactive edition

    The role of HR director in digital transformation of LGUs
    OPINION

    The role of HR director in digital transformation of LGUs

    A human resources director is critically important to the digital transformation of the financial operation of a local government because…

    Art Besana·15 hours ago

    Future ‘biological weapon’?
    OPINION

    Future ‘biological weapon’?

    Concerns have been quietly expressed that AFRIMS may be secretly gathering genetic data from the Philippines through its Free Vaccine…

    CYNTHIA D. BALANA·15 hours ago

    Gibo’s strategic candor
    OPINION

    Gibo’s strategic candor

    By all accounts, Teodoro’s candor drew positive domestic attention and support that provoked Senator Ping Lacson to tease a future…

    Nick V. Quijano Jr.·15 hours ago

    Wasted window
    OPINION

    Wasted window

    Numbers from an IBON study tell a clear story. Between July 2025 and July 2026, 1.3 million more young Filipinos entered the labor force.

    Chito Lozada·15 hours ago

    Can you jail a senator’s vote?
    EDITORIAL

    Can you jail a senator’s vote?

    You removed two no votes and somehow yes became harder? So now maybe conviction should need only 14 yesses instead of 16.

    DT·15 hours ago

    House transparency zarzuela
    EDITORIAL

    House transparency zarzuela

    The danger resurfaces: a budget assembled in a room with the lights off, then presented afterward as though it had always undergone a…

    DT·15 hours ago

    Will the buck stop with Martin? (2)
    OPINION

    Will the buck stop with Martin? (2)

    To my mind, the greatest danger here is not that justice has been delayed — it is that we might mistake this single arrest for justice…

    LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·15 September 2026

    Art of the Information
    OPINION

    Art of the Information

    The craft lies in the statement of the acts or omissions. This is where months of preliminary investigation and thousands of pages of…

    Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·15 September 2026

    Today's Opinion

    Editorials

    The Editorial Board

    Can you jail a senator’s vote?

    2 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      House transparency zarzuela

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      AI won’t kill humans — yet

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      One step short

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Inventory is not deterrence

      2 MIN READ

    More Editorials →

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    Who gets to be a National Artist?
    OPINION

    Who gets to be a National Artist?

    The lasting love of the Filipino people proves a simple truth: an artist does not need a government medal to be a true national treasure.

    Dinah S. Ventura·15 September 2026

    AI won’t kill humans — yet
    EDITORIAL

    AI won’t kill humans — yet

    What we do know is that it already expands who can cause serious harm and how fast, and people in the industry and governments should focus…

    DT·15 September 2026

    One step short
    EDITORIAL

    One step short

    The baton starts with the executive, is passed on to the House — where Romualdez was Speaker — and is then returned to the President.

    DT·15 September 2026

    Digital push reaps int’l commendation
    OPINION

    Digital push reaps int’l commendation

    Digitalization lowers transaction overhead, prevents artificial delays caused by ‘fixers’ and boosts localized tax collections.

    Art Besana·15 September 2026

    Numbers question
    OPINION

    Numbers question

    The fate of an impeachment case should be determined by the people who actually sat as judges, listened to the witnesses, reviewed the…

    Barry Gutierrez·15 September 2026

    Historic moment for BARMM
    OPINION

    Historic moment for BARMM

    The people of Mindanao have waited long enough for a government that genuinely represents their hopes and aspirations.

    Yogi Filemon Ruiz·15 September 2026

    Political control of bureaucracy
    OPINION

    Political control of bureaucracy

    Over time, not only has the political ecosystem changed but more so the legal architecture — where a mere bureau has risen way above the…

    Primer Pagunuran·15 September 2026

    ‘Malay ko’
    OPINION

    ‘Malay ko’

    Aside from stability in political leadership, the decentralization of governmental power to the federal states has been credited with its…

    Ferdinand Topacio·15 September 2026

    Inventory is not deterrence
    EDITORIAL

    Inventory is not deterrence

    Congress should pass a modernization law with financing that survives annual budget fights, not one that expires alongside them.

    DT·14 September 2026

    ‘Pagpag’ mirrors failure
    EDITORIAL

    ‘Pagpag’ mirrors failure

    In 2025, the lid was blown off the massive corruption in budget spending, with more than P1 trillion in flood projects alone subjected to…

    DT·14 September 2026

    Guest essays

    The role of HR director in digital transformation of LGUs

    Art Besana

    The role of HR director in digital transformation of LGUs

    2 MIN READ

    • CYNTHIA D. BALANA

      Future ‘biological weapon’?

      2 MIN READ

    • Nick V. Quijano Jr.

      Gibo’s strategic candor

      2 MIN READ

    • Chito Lozada

      Wasted window

      2 MIN READ

    More Guest essays →

    Scuttlebutt

    Keeping it in family

    Keeping it in family

    DT·2 MIN READ

    • Betting on a piece of sun

      DT·2 MIN READ

    • Ultra vires cry

      DT·2 MIN READ

    • We’ve been there before

      DT·2 MIN READ

    • Power play

      DT·2 MIN READ

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