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    COMMENTARY

    Partner feature
    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.·6 hours ago

    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·6 hours ago

    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·6 hours ago

    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·7 hours ago

    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·7 hours ago

    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·18 hours ago

    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

    Sweet sixteen
    OPINION

    Sweet sixteen

    Sara’s political opponents are doing this not really to serve the ends of justice but to potentially block her expected run for the…

    Atty. Edward P. Chico·13 September 2026

    Our deadly seas
    OPINION

    Our deadly seas

    An Interferry study described the Philippines as the world’s worst country for ferry fatalities from 1966 to 2015.

    Darren M. de Jesus·13 September 2026

    Price of endless scrolling
    OPINION

    Price of endless scrolling

    ByteDance and Snap Inc. settled early on, leaving only Meta and YouTube to proceed to trial.

    Dean Nilo Divina·13 September 2026

    Strengthening mental health awareness
    OPINION

    Strengthening mental health awareness

    In previous Senate committee hearings, we raised that there were only about 4,069 licensed guidance counselors nationwide as of 2022.

    Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·13 September 2026

    Rotting crops, paved promises
    EDITORIAL

    Rotting crops, paved promises

    By taking control, the DA promised absolute transparency. It rolled out a high-tech ‘FMR Watch’ portal that uses time-lapse photography to…

    DT·13 September 2026

    Threading rigged path
    EDITORIAL

    Threading rigged path

    If participation itself has been manipulated, then any interpretation of the threshold that counts only those senators able or willing to…

    DT·13 September 2026

    Partner feature
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    Page ONE STEP SHORT AI WONT KILL HUMANS — YET Who gets to be a National Artist? Art of the Information Will the buck stop with Martin? (2)
    Today's Front

    COMMENTARY

    Interactive edition

    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.·6 hours ago

    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·6 hours ago

    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·6 hours ago

    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·7 hours ago

    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·7 hours ago

    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·18 hours ago

    Partner feature
    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

    Today's Opinion

    Editorials

    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

    • The Editorial Board

      ‘Pagpag’ mirrors failure

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Rotting crops, paved promises

      3 MIN READ

    More Editorials →

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    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

    Sweet sixteen
    OPINION

    Sweet sixteen

    Sara’s political opponents are doing this not really to serve the ends of justice but to potentially block her expected run for the…

    Atty. Edward P. Chico·13 September 2026

    Our deadly seas
    OPINION

    Our deadly seas

    An Interferry study described the Philippines as the world’s worst country for ferry fatalities from 1966 to 2015.

    Darren M. de Jesus·13 September 2026

    Price of endless scrolling
    OPINION

    Price of endless scrolling

    ByteDance and Snap Inc. settled early on, leaving only Meta and YouTube to proceed to trial.

    Dean Nilo Divina·13 September 2026

    Strengthening mental health awareness
    OPINION

    Strengthening mental health awareness

    In previous Senate committee hearings, we raised that there were only about 4,069 licensed guidance counselors nationwide as of 2022.

    Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·13 September 2026

    Rotting crops, paved promises
    EDITORIAL

    Rotting crops, paved promises

    By taking control, the DA promised absolute transparency. It rolled out a high-tech ‘FMR Watch’ portal that uses time-lapse photography to…

    DT·13 September 2026

    Threading rigged path
    EDITORIAL

    Threading rigged path

    If participation itself has been manipulated, then any interpretation of the threshold that counts only those senators able or willing to…

    DT·13 September 2026

    Guest essays

    Will the buck stop with Martin? (2)

    LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.

    Will the buck stop with Martin? (2)

    3 MIN READ

    • Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV

      Art of the Information

      2 MIN READ

    • Dinah S. Ventura

      Who gets to be a National Artist?

      3 MIN READ

    • Art Besana

      Digital push reaps int’l commendation

      3 MIN READ

    More Guest essays →

    Scuttlebutt

    Betting on a piece of sun

    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

    • Somebody senses disaster

      DT·2 MIN READ

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