With a neighbor like this…
Peace is attained through mutual respect, not a reminder of who would win a war.
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Columnists, editorials, guest essays, and letters — Daily Tribune Opinion.
Balde vs Davao City‘s bulk water project
Let us stop the shameless claim that this is a Marcos legacy for Davao City. It is not. From conception to inception, the Marcos…
One more behind!
We speak of an eight-hour workday. But how many hours must a worker surrender simply to fulfill those eight hours?
No need to prove the obvious
Requiring petitioners to prove what is already overwhelmingly probable merely imposes unnecessary expense and delay.
Zofia‘s graduation gift
There’s nothing wrong with traveling. If you have the money, earned legitimately, go. Enjoy it. You deserve it.
Beijing‘s quiet grip
The threat is made of ordinary parts, such as shares, contracts, software, and credit, which is why it is so easy to deny and so hard to…
Why the budget is under intense scrutiny
Senate Finance Committee Chair Senator Joseph Victor ‘JV’ Ejercito and Sen. Panfilo Lacson sounded the alarm over the massive P206-billion…
Flawed budgetary legacy
Why did it take a Supreme Court ruling to bring this case the scrutiny it needed? Shouldn’t this level of transparency and diligence be the…
Insecure men
I strongly suspect that for these so-called ‘alpha males’ seeking therapy would be as abhorrent as incorruptible women holding positions of…
Reality bites
The hunger spell is the worst in at least three decades, and the skewed policies behind the ‘no hunger’ promise explain part of the gap.
Please invade us properly
China only has to wait for us to elect somebody willing to give it what a war would cost billions to take.
Marcos, budget gang face justice
No one’s getting away from this. Former Speaker Martin Romualdez can’t find any excuse because they designed the UA’s expansion. Now, the…
Opposition’s 2028 ‘Plan B(aste)’
The impeachment trial, instead of dragging Sara down, has become a platform to present herself as the victim of a political vendetta.
Soon, China won’t insult us anymore
Of course, there is another way to fix a leaking roof. One may simply give the house to the neighbor.
A safe door for honest business
An office like this succeeds or fails on one question: will people trust it enough to come forward? That is why whistleblower protection is…
Ticking time bomb
If we want a future that avoids the fractures we are witnessing globally, we must first learn to look at our own misplaced patience.
Credible on power, not law
China’s navy and coast guard could sink Philippine ships and hurt us badly, but firepower is not the same as victory.
Tall senate order of business
The economy needs a boost, and the government has a major role to play as growth slows while prices rise.
