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What P60 billion buys
BLAST

What P60 billion buys

EVIS should issue certificates only after targets are met, while the government should fund them on time.

Enrique Garcia·5 hours ago

Still raining, not driving
BLAST

Still raining, not driving

The past week was a bummer.

Kathy Moran·5 hours ago

One group, one direction: Making sustainability part of how we do business
GLOBAL GOALS

One group, one direction: Making sustainability part of how we do business

The Aboitiz Group Sustainability Council aligns direction across the Group, while each business unit applies the framework to its own…

Ginggay Hontiveros-Malvar·5 hours ago

Working with young people as equal partners
GLOBAL GOALS

Working with young people as equal partners

What unites the world’s young people is greater than what divides them.

Antonio Guterres·5 hours ago

When floods threaten our food
GLOBAL GOALS

When floods threaten our food

Our farmers and fisherfolk feed this nation. In their most difficult moments, they should never feel that they are facing the storm alone.

Alelee Aguilar·6 hours ago

When risk becomes foreseeable
GLOBAL GOALS

When risk becomes foreseeable

The National Adaptation Plan provides a forward-looking, science-based framework for understanding and managing climate risk.

Robert E.A. Borje·6 hours ago

Courtroom clash
EDITORIAL

Courtroom clash

Political theater had never been quite as alive as today, where senators clash without restraint and insults fly as quickly as tantrums…

DT·6 hours ago

Marcos silent heist partner
EDITORIAL

Marcos silent heist partner

Marcos did not have to invent the leadership fund, but he failed to stop it, and such inaction in a system built on impunity is its own…

DT·6 hours ago

Land rental
OPINION

Land rental

Dear Atty. Peachy,

Joji Alonso·6 hours ago

Issues the Court of Appeals can rule on
OPINION

Issues the Court of Appeals can rule on

As an exception, the CA may review errors that are not assigned but are closely related to or dependent on an assigned error.

Eduardo Martinez·7 hours ago

Derek Ramsay denies owning cars with fake plates
SHOW

Derek Ramsay denies owning cars with fake plates

Derek Ramsay quashed rumors that the luxurious 918 Spyder apparently verified by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) with a fake plate…

Alex Brosas·7 hours ago

Art of delaying the inevitable
OPINION

Art of delaying the inevitable

By postponing them, they can ensure that their favored barangay officials remain in office so they can continuously do their “dirty work”…

DT·7 hours ago

Drill without surrender
OPINION

Drill without surrender

In Ocampo v. Arroyo, G.R. 182734, the Supreme Court invalidated in 2023 an earlier joint seismic undertaking among Philippine, Chinese and…

Darren M. de Jesus·7 hours ago

Mastery over mandate
OPINION

Mastery over mandate

Importantly, the law does not prohibit spiral progression. It simply removes it as the only approach prescribed by statute.

Dean Nilo Divina·7 hours ago

Strengthening health care, disaster preparedness
OPINION

Strengthening health care, disaster preparedness

I believe that our health care system should be strengthened along with the government’s disaster preparedness and response.

Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·7 hours ago

A treasure trove of Philippine cinema
SHOW

A treasure trove of Philippine cinema

The selection moves across genres and styles, bringing together canonical works, commercial hits and popular films that have become part of…

Stephanie Mayo·15 August 2026

From Bulacan to Bangkok, two tests of endurance
SPORTS

From Bulacan to Bangkok, two tests of endurance

Can a regular 55-year-old body do a Hyrox just four days after running a full marathon?

Star Elamparo·15 August 2026

Investors and the Odyssey
OPINION

Investors and the Odyssey

The final enemy for Odysseus was the suitors of Penelope, which represent inflation. Like the suitors, inflation eats away at your…

Jomar Lacson·15 August 2026

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What P60 billion buys
BLAST

What P60 billion buys

EVIS should issue certificates only after targets are met, while the government should fund them on time.

Enrique Garcia·5 hours ago

Still raining, not driving
BLAST

Still raining, not driving

The past week was a bummer.

Kathy Moran·5 hours ago

One group, one direction: Making sustainability part of how we do business
GLOBAL GOALS

One group, one direction: Making sustainability part of how we do business

The Aboitiz Group Sustainability Council aligns direction across the Group, while each business unit applies the framework to its own…

Ginggay Hontiveros-Malvar·5 hours ago

Working with young people as equal partners
GLOBAL GOALS

Working with young people as equal partners

What unites the world’s young people is greater than what divides them.

Antonio Guterres·5 hours ago

When floods threaten our food
GLOBAL GOALS

When floods threaten our food

Our farmers and fisherfolk feed this nation. In their most difficult moments, they should never feel that they are facing the storm alone.

Alelee Aguilar·6 hours ago

When risk becomes foreseeable
GLOBAL GOALS

When risk becomes foreseeable

The National Adaptation Plan provides a forward-looking, science-based framework for understanding and managing climate risk.

Robert E.A. Borje·6 hours ago

Partner feature
Courtroom clash
EDITORIAL

Courtroom clash

Political theater had never been quite as alive as today, where senators clash without restraint and insults fly as quickly as tantrums…

DT·6 hours ago

Marcos silent heist partner
EDITORIAL

Marcos silent heist partner

Marcos did not have to invent the leadership fund, but he failed to stop it, and such inaction in a system built on impunity is its own…

DT·6 hours ago

Today's Opinion

Editorials

The Editorial Board

Courtroom clash

2 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Marcos silent heist partner

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Victory for Phl sports

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Crisis self-inflicted

    2 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Manila’s (late) EV bet

    3 MIN READ

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Land rental
OPINION

Land rental

Dear Atty. Peachy,

Joji Alonso·6 hours ago

Issues the Court of Appeals can rule on
OPINION

Issues the Court of Appeals can rule on

As an exception, the CA may review errors that are not assigned but are closely related to or dependent on an assigned error.

Eduardo Martinez·7 hours ago

Derek Ramsay denies owning cars with fake plates
SHOW

Derek Ramsay denies owning cars with fake plates

Derek Ramsay quashed rumors that the luxurious 918 Spyder apparently verified by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) with a fake plate…

Alex Brosas·7 hours ago

Art of delaying the inevitable
OPINION

Art of delaying the inevitable

By postponing them, they can ensure that their favored barangay officials remain in office so they can continuously do their “dirty work”…

DT·7 hours ago

Drill without surrender
OPINION

Drill without surrender

In Ocampo v. Arroyo, G.R. 182734, the Supreme Court invalidated in 2023 an earlier joint seismic undertaking among Philippine, Chinese and…

Darren M. de Jesus·7 hours ago

Mastery over mandate
OPINION

Mastery over mandate

Importantly, the law does not prohibit spiral progression. It simply removes it as the only approach prescribed by statute.

Dean Nilo Divina·7 hours ago

Strengthening health care, disaster preparedness
OPINION

Strengthening health care, disaster preparedness

I believe that our health care system should be strengthened along with the government’s disaster preparedness and response.

Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·7 hours ago

A treasure trove of Philippine cinema
SHOW

A treasure trove of Philippine cinema

The selection moves across genres and styles, bringing together canonical works, commercial hits and popular films that have become part of…

Stephanie Mayo·15 August 2026

From Bulacan to Bangkok, two tests of endurance
SPORTS

From Bulacan to Bangkok, two tests of endurance

Can a regular 55-year-old body do a Hyrox just four days after running a full marathon?

Star Elamparo·15 August 2026

Investors and the Odyssey
OPINION

Investors and the Odyssey

The final enemy for Odysseus was the suitors of Penelope, which represent inflation. Like the suitors, inflation eats away at your…

Jomar Lacson·15 August 2026

Guest essays

What P60 billion buys

Enrique Garcia

What P60 billion buys

2 MIN READ

  • Kathy Moran

    Still raining, not driving

    5 MIN READ

  • Ginggay Hontiveros-Malvar

    One group, one direction: Making sustainability part of how we do business

    3 MIN READ

  • Antonio Guterres

    Working with young people as equal partners

    2 MIN READ

More Guest essays →

Scuttlebutt

Little warden, big trouble

Little warden, big trouble

Jing Villamente·2 MIN READ

  • Peddling a pipe dream

    Alvin Murcia·2 MIN READ

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    Jerod Orcullo·2 MIN READ

  • Uncle Sam as bounty hunter

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Trash talk

    DT·2 MIN READ

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