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    Partner feature
    Pinoy digital champions coming
    OPINION

    Pinoy digital champions coming

    The Civil Service Commission urges government agencies to internalize selection by looking for individuals who can actively lead structural…

    Art Besana·7 hours ago

    Pacquiao is not the solution
    OPINION

    Pacquiao is not the solution

    Pacquiao’s perspectives appear to fall short of the political insights and depth needed to tackle diverse and intricate issues such as…

    CYNTHIA D. BALANA·7 hours ago

    Corralling Facebook
    OPINION

    Corralling Facebook

    Experts say the settlement is a crucial turning point that dramatically puts ‘controls on a powerful tech company,’ and how its largely…

    Nick V. Quijano Jr.·7 hours ago

    Debt curse upon Filipinos
    OPINION

    Debt curse upon Filipinos

    The next occupant of the Palace will spend years paying for choices made now.

    Chito Lozada·7 hours ago

    No money for more teachers
    EDITORIAL

    No money for more teachers

    Martin Romualdez became Speaker with the education system we had. How much more educated does the country need to get?

    DT·8 hours ago

    Kingfish swims
    EDITORIAL

    Kingfish swims

    Romualdez himself, before his arrest, said that he would not go quietly and would not go alone, which was more of a warning than a threat.

    DT·8 hours ago

    Does the buck stop with Martin Romualdez?
    OPINION

    Does the buck stop with Martin Romualdez?

    Yet the question that lingers, unanswered and uncomfortable, is this: of all the names that have surfaced in this widening scandal, why…

    LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·8 September 2026

    Justice, give or take
    OPINION

    Justice, give or take

    Bongbong has shown us he can arrest cousin Martin. Now show us that he can jail Martin.

    Vernon Velasco·8 September 2026

    Hospital bed as holding cell
    OPINION

    Hospital bed as holding cell

    The revised Rules of Criminal Procedure under deliberation include custodial hearings — an open-court determination of house arrest,…

    Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·8 September 2026

    We have been warned
    OPINION

    We have been warned

    We don’t have to know exactly what will happen to know that we must prepare for the worst.

    Dinah S. Ventura·8 September 2026

    Golden cauldron and long arm of inquiry
    EDITORIAL

    Golden cauldron and long arm of inquiry

    This case matters because it tests the country’s commitment to the rule of law and accountability. For the citizens, the cauldron…

    DT·8 September 2026

    Caesar’s wife test
    EDITORIAL

    Caesar’s wife test

    The measure was not simply about proving guilt. It was about the impossibility of governing under a cloud of suspicion, and the obligation…

    DT·8 September 2026

    Will Romualdez take one for the team?
    OPINION

    Will Romualdez take one for the team?

    Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s arrest over a plunder case tied to alleged anomalies in flood control projects may have closed one…

    DT·8 September 2026

    50-K gov’t workers training for e-governance
    OPINION

    50-K gov’t workers training for e-governance

    President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has stated that digitalization is no longer optional but a state priority to eliminate red tape, improve…

    Art Besana·8 September 2026

    Immunity or impunity?
    OPINION

    Immunity or impunity?

    Essentially, the Court reasoned that because certain constitutional officials may be removed only through impeachment, they should not be…

    Barry Gutierrez·7 September 2026

    A bold political maneuver
    OPINION

    A bold political maneuver

    While some critics see this as simply a political strategy to distance the presidency from potential scandals, the focus should be less on…

    Yogi Filemon Ruiz·7 September 2026

    If convicted, then what?
    OPINION

    If convicted, then what?

    By any stretch, it’s not just Sara who’s on trial, particularly so where a conviction would result in not just her removal but her…

    Primer Pagunuran·7 September 2026

    Sole searching
    OPINION

    Sole searching

    Of course, Boying Remulla, whose definition of ‘judicial misconduct’ is any court ruling that does not agree with his opinion, would not…

    Ferdinand Topacio·7 September 2026

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    Pinoy digital champions coming
    OPINION

    Pinoy digital champions coming

    The Civil Service Commission urges government agencies to internalize selection by looking for individuals who can actively lead structural…

    Art Besana·7 hours ago

    Pacquiao is not the solution
    OPINION

    Pacquiao is not the solution

    Pacquiao’s perspectives appear to fall short of the political insights and depth needed to tackle diverse and intricate issues such as…

    CYNTHIA D. BALANA·7 hours ago

    Corralling Facebook
    OPINION

    Corralling Facebook

    Experts say the settlement is a crucial turning point that dramatically puts ‘controls on a powerful tech company,’ and how its largely…

    Nick V. Quijano Jr.·7 hours ago

    Debt curse upon Filipinos
    OPINION

    Debt curse upon Filipinos

    The next occupant of the Palace will spend years paying for choices made now.

    Chito Lozada·7 hours ago

    No money for more teachers
    EDITORIAL

    No money for more teachers

    Martin Romualdez became Speaker with the education system we had. How much more educated does the country need to get?

    DT·8 hours ago

    Kingfish swims
    EDITORIAL

    Kingfish swims

    Romualdez himself, before his arrest, said that he would not go quietly and would not go alone, which was more of a warning than a threat.

    DT·8 hours ago

    Partner feature
    Does the buck stop with Martin Romualdez?
    OPINION

    Does the buck stop with Martin Romualdez?

    Yet the question that lingers, unanswered and uncomfortable, is this: of all the names that have surfaced in this widening scandal, why…

    LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·8 September 2026

    Justice, give or take
    OPINION

    Justice, give or take

    Bongbong has shown us he can arrest cousin Martin. Now show us that he can jail Martin.

    Vernon Velasco·8 September 2026

    Today's Opinion

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    Hospital bed as holding cell
    OPINION

    Hospital bed as holding cell

    The revised Rules of Criminal Procedure under deliberation include custodial hearings — an open-court determination of house arrest,…

    Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·8 September 2026

    We have been warned
    OPINION

    We have been warned

    We don’t have to know exactly what will happen to know that we must prepare for the worst.

    Dinah S. Ventura·8 September 2026

    Golden cauldron and long arm of inquiry
    EDITORIAL

    Golden cauldron and long arm of inquiry

    This case matters because it tests the country’s commitment to the rule of law and accountability. For the citizens, the cauldron…

    DT·8 September 2026

    Caesar’s wife test
    EDITORIAL

    Caesar’s wife test

    The measure was not simply about proving guilt. It was about the impossibility of governing under a cloud of suspicion, and the obligation…

    DT·8 September 2026

    Will Romualdez take one for the team?
    OPINION

    Will Romualdez take one for the team?

    Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s arrest over a plunder case tied to alleged anomalies in flood control projects may have closed one…

    DT·8 September 2026

    50-K gov’t workers training for e-governance
    OPINION

    50-K gov’t workers training for e-governance

    President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has stated that digitalization is no longer optional but a state priority to eliminate red tape, improve…

    Art Besana·8 September 2026

    Immunity or impunity?
    OPINION

    Immunity or impunity?

    Essentially, the Court reasoned that because certain constitutional officials may be removed only through impeachment, they should not be…

    Barry Gutierrez·7 September 2026

    A bold political maneuver
    OPINION

    A bold political maneuver

    While some critics see this as simply a political strategy to distance the presidency from potential scandals, the focus should be less on…

    Yogi Filemon Ruiz·7 September 2026

    If convicted, then what?
    OPINION

    If convicted, then what?

    By any stretch, it’s not just Sara who’s on trial, particularly so where a conviction would result in not just her removal but her…

    Primer Pagunuran·7 September 2026

    Sole searching
    OPINION

    Sole searching

    Of course, Boying Remulla, whose definition of ‘judicial misconduct’ is any court ruling that does not agree with his opinion, would not…

    Ferdinand Topacio·7 September 2026

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