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    COMMENTARY

    Partner feature
    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·3 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·4 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·4 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·4 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·4 hours ago

    Continuing our fight for better health funding
    OPINION

    Continuing our fight for better health funding

    Higher case rates and new benefit packages are welcome reforms, but the real measure is whether patients actually feel the difference when…

    Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·4 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

    Partner feature
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    Today's Front

    COMMENTARY

    Interactive edition

    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·3 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·4 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·4 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·4 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·4 hours ago

    Continuing our fight for better health funding
    OPINION

    Continuing our fight for better health funding

    Higher case rates and new benefit packages are welcome reforms, but the real measure is whether patients actually feel the difference when…

    Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·4 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

    Editorials

    The Editorial Board

    Outraged many times over

    3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Drowning accountability

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Lack of foresight or bad luck?

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Perpetual Palace carousel

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      No safe passage

      3 MIN READ

    More Editorials →

    More Stories

    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

    More Scuttlebutt →

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