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To be Pinoy is to suffer
OPINION

To be Pinoy is to suffer

It is the ordinary who suffer extraordinary consequences. And when things go wrong, the government points to climate change.

Vivienne Angeles (VA),Carl Magadia,Jason Mago·14 hours ago

Thank you, Pastor Apollo and FPRRD
OPINION

Thank you, Pastor Apollo and FPRRD

What is not strange is that what befell Pastor Apollo and former President Duterte happened under the present dispensation, which they had…

Jun Ledesma·14 hours ago

The Filipino can, when he wants to
OPINION

The Filipino can, when he wants to

Denso Techno Academy offers a glimpse of what can happen when educators, industry, government, and institutions agree on a need and work…

Aldin Jacinto Ali·14 hours ago

A developer‘s delay, a buyer‘s due
OPINION

A developer‘s delay, a buyer‘s due

The Civil Code provides that in reciprocal obligations, the non-compliance of one party entitles the other to rescission. Thus, the…

Dean Nilo Divina·14 hours ago

Ramon‘s Ark
EDITORIAL

Ramon‘s Ark

Of all places, you picked Bulacan. Where the first question was about the water. Before your airport, that low land gave some of that water…

DT·14 hours ago

No budget safe with thieves
EDITORIAL

No budget safe with thieves

The sliver of fiscal space is almost exactly equal to what the government owes in interest payments alone for the coming year.

DT·14 hours ago

A lingering habagat of bad news
OPINION

A lingering habagat of bad news

This is about the torrent of bad news impacting US immigration policies at present, with millions of people around the world, including…

Todith Garcia·2 September 2026

Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028
OPINION

Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028

The President stressed that the crusade against graft must persist beyond the end of his term to ensure long-term structural reform and…

Art Besana·2 September 2026

Political climate
OPINION

Political climate

History is filled with instances of former presidents being prosecuted and imprisoned when a hostile successor takes office. This is where…

CYNTHIA D. BALANA·2 September 2026

Trial by jury
OPINION

Trial by jury

There are strong suspicions our authoritarian-enamored, cynical feudalistic/dynastic families, without ever admitting it, still harbor…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·2 September 2026

That sinking feeling
OPINION

That sinking feeling

And what have investors watched all year? A pork barrel scandal worth over a trillion pesos. A parade of officials named and renamed in…

Chito Lozada·2 September 2026

Now he has one
EDITORIAL

Now he has one

He cannot become more President. He is already at maximum President. There’s no President of all Presidents, nor a new and improved…

DT·2 September 2026

Where’s the master plan?
EDITORIAL

Where’s the master plan?

A master plan that addresses only rainfall and ignores garbage, housing and encroachment is not a comprehensive program that would respond…

DT·2 September 2026

Devastating flood of lingering impunity
OPINION

Devastating flood of lingering impunity

The Palace assures us that investigations are ongoing. But where are the convictions? Where are the jail sentences?

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·1 September 2026

Intelligence funds
OPINION

Intelligence funds

Heads, they win. Tails, they still win. Coin lands on its edge? They need a bigger budget to investigate the coin.

Vernon Velasco·1 September 2026

The case for a Philippine RICO
OPINION

The case for a Philippine RICO

The idea is not new here. Anti-racketeering bills have been filed since the 1990s but they lapsed for want of urgency.

Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·1 September 2026

Survival mode
OPINION

Survival mode

What kind of world are they preparing to survive — and why are they spending billions of dollars to build an escape hatch instead of…

Dinah S. Ventura·1 September 2026

Mideast Crisis: Battering’s far from over
EDITORIAL

Mideast Crisis: Battering’s far from over

It is projected that continued conflict in the Middle East could push an additional 20.9 million people into poverty across 20 developing…

DT·1 September 2026

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To be Pinoy is to suffer
OPINION

To be Pinoy is to suffer

It is the ordinary who suffer extraordinary consequences. And when things go wrong, the government points to climate change.

Vivienne Angeles (VA),Carl Magadia,Jason Mago·14 hours ago

Thank you, Pastor Apollo and FPRRD
OPINION

Thank you, Pastor Apollo and FPRRD

What is not strange is that what befell Pastor Apollo and former President Duterte happened under the present dispensation, which they had…

Jun Ledesma·14 hours ago

The Filipino can, when he wants to
OPINION

The Filipino can, when he wants to

Denso Techno Academy offers a glimpse of what can happen when educators, industry, government, and institutions agree on a need and work…

Aldin Jacinto Ali·14 hours ago

A developer‘s delay, a buyer‘s due
OPINION

A developer‘s delay, a buyer‘s due

The Civil Code provides that in reciprocal obligations, the non-compliance of one party entitles the other to rescission. Thus, the…

Dean Nilo Divina·14 hours ago

Ramon‘s Ark
EDITORIAL

Ramon‘s Ark

Of all places, you picked Bulacan. Where the first question was about the water. Before your airport, that low land gave some of that water…

DT·14 hours ago

No budget safe with thieves
EDITORIAL

No budget safe with thieves

The sliver of fiscal space is almost exactly equal to what the government owes in interest payments alone for the coming year.

DT·14 hours ago

Partner feature
A lingering habagat of bad news
OPINION

A lingering habagat of bad news

This is about the torrent of bad news impacting US immigration policies at present, with millions of people around the world, including…

Todith Garcia·2 September 2026

Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028
OPINION

Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028

The President stressed that the crusade against graft must persist beyond the end of his term to ensure long-term structural reform and…

Art Besana·2 September 2026

Today's Opinion

Editorials

The Editorial Board

Ramon‘s Ark

3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    No budget safe with thieves

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Now he has one

    2 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Where’s the master plan?

    2 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Mideast Crisis: Battering’s far from over

    3 MIN READ

More Editorials →

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Political climate
OPINION

Political climate

History is filled with instances of former presidents being prosecuted and imprisoned when a hostile successor takes office. This is where…

CYNTHIA D. BALANA·2 September 2026

Trial by jury
OPINION

Trial by jury

There are strong suspicions our authoritarian-enamored, cynical feudalistic/dynastic families, without ever admitting it, still harbor…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·2 September 2026

That sinking feeling
OPINION

That sinking feeling

And what have investors watched all year? A pork barrel scandal worth over a trillion pesos. A parade of officials named and renamed in…

Chito Lozada·2 September 2026

Now he has one
EDITORIAL

Now he has one

He cannot become more President. He is already at maximum President. There’s no President of all Presidents, nor a new and improved…

DT·2 September 2026

Where’s the master plan?
EDITORIAL

Where’s the master plan?

A master plan that addresses only rainfall and ignores garbage, housing and encroachment is not a comprehensive program that would respond…

DT·2 September 2026

Devastating flood of lingering impunity
OPINION

Devastating flood of lingering impunity

The Palace assures us that investigations are ongoing. But where are the convictions? Where are the jail sentences?

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·1 September 2026

Intelligence funds
OPINION

Intelligence funds

Heads, they win. Tails, they still win. Coin lands on its edge? They need a bigger budget to investigate the coin.

Vernon Velasco·1 September 2026

The case for a Philippine RICO
OPINION

The case for a Philippine RICO

The idea is not new here. Anti-racketeering bills have been filed since the 1990s but they lapsed for want of urgency.

Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·1 September 2026

Survival mode
OPINION

Survival mode

What kind of world are they preparing to survive — and why are they spending billions of dollars to build an escape hatch instead of…

Dinah S. Ventura·1 September 2026

Mideast Crisis: Battering’s far from over
EDITORIAL

Mideast Crisis: Battering’s far from over

It is projected that continued conflict in the Middle East could push an additional 20.9 million people into poverty across 20 developing…

DT·1 September 2026

Guest essays

To be Pinoy is to suffer

Vivienne Angeles (VA),Carl Magadia,Jason Mago

To be Pinoy is to suffer

3 MIN READ

  • Jun Ledesma

    Thank you, Pastor Apollo and FPRRD

    3 MIN READ

  • Aldin Jacinto Ali

    The Filipino can, when he wants to

    3 MIN READ

  • Dean Nilo Divina

    A developer‘s delay, a buyer‘s due

    3 MIN READ

More Guest essays →

Scuttlebutt

Raising the ante

Raising the ante

DT·2 MIN READ

  • When unionized means redundant

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Headhunter’s coup

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Power pilferer gets away with P130M

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • P53-M man gives frugality sermon

    DT·1 MIN READ

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