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Wearable canvas
LIFE

Wearable canvas

Lloren bridges the gap between static gallery walls and the moving human form

Luis Espiritu·5 hours ago

‘It’s Showtime’ co-host Cianne Dominguez claims Kim Chiu isn’t pregnant
SHOW

‘It’s Showtime’ co-host Cianne Dominguez claims Kim Chiu isn’t pregnant

With seeming certainty, It’s Showtime host Cianne Dominguez clapped back at a nurse who claims that Kim Chiu is pregnant.

Alex Brosas·6 hours ago

The prosecution’s debacle
OPINION

The prosecution’s debacle

When the powerful are released and the witnesses are silenced, the message is unmistakable: the system protects its own.

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·7 hours ago

Was co-presidency the plan?
OPINION

Was co-presidency the plan?

Perhaps Bongbong felt he could not begin the administration by telling her no. That’s the one.

Vernon Velasco·7 hours ago

The Garbage We Bury
OPINION

The Garbage We Bury

Documentary regularity and physical reality are often two different things, and it is in the gap between them that corruption lives.

Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·7 hours ago

What’s deeply unnatural
OPINION

What’s deeply unnatural

These days, the political babel shatters illusions that enough is being done for the people by those they elected to lead them toward…

Dinah S. Ventura·7 hours ago

VP’s Trust Deficit
EDITORIAL

VP’s Trust Deficit

If P612.5 million allocated for national security cannot be satisfactorily accounted for through even the most basic standards of…

DT·7 hours ago

House of iIll repute
EDITORIAL

House of iIll repute

This is the Senate working exactly as designed, which is to say, like garbage.+

DT·7 hours ago

PBBM wins over the youth
OPINION

PBBM wins over the youth

Admirers see his presence at art exhibits, theater and musical milestones as genuine encouragement that elevates national pride and boosts…

Art Besana·8 hours ago

Unmask the MassKara
SPORTS

Unmask the MassKara

The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is in the eye of a storm again.

Julius Manicad·3 August 2026

Movie to watch at Cinemalaya 2026
SHOW

Movie to watch at Cinemalaya 2026

Before Cinemalaya began two decades ago, the state of Philippine cinema was heavily burdened by creative and economic crises. Creatively…

Alwin Ignacio·3 August 2026

Pax Silica: More than jobs
OPINION

Pax Silica: More than jobs

To understand why Pax Silica matters, one must first understand the global context.

Jess Varela·3 August 2026

AI and IP: What stays, what’s next?
OPINION

AI and IP: What stays, what’s next?

Participants expressed fears over already seeing the replacement of humans, while others offered a sense of optimism.

Rowel Barba·3 August 2026

Ransom payment
OPINION

Ransom payment

Dear Atty. Angela,

Joji Alonso·3 August 2026

Losing the audience
OPINION

Losing the audience

Put more plainly, only around one in 10 Filipinos was paying close attention. Nearly one in three was barely aware that the trial was…

Barry Gutierrez·3 August 2026

Best time for refund
OPINION

Best time for refund

The ERC decision to implement a refund for consumers comes in direct response to numerous longstanding complaints about the continuous…

Yogi Filemon Ruiz·3 August 2026

SoNA: A country Filipinos deserve
OPINION

SoNA: A country Filipinos deserve

This time his speechwriter must have, in devil-may-care fashion, put in reverse order the main culprits in the epic floodgate scandal.

Primer Pagunuran·3 August 2026

Racket Man
OPINION

Racket Man

‘Mr. President, please pack all your House allies into a spacecraft and send them up Uranus.’

Ferdinand Topacio·3 August 2026

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Wearable canvas
LIFE

Wearable canvas

Lloren bridges the gap between static gallery walls and the moving human form

Luis Espiritu·5 hours ago

‘It’s Showtime’ co-host Cianne Dominguez claims Kim Chiu isn’t pregnant
SHOW

‘It’s Showtime’ co-host Cianne Dominguez claims Kim Chiu isn’t pregnant

With seeming certainty, It’s Showtime host Cianne Dominguez clapped back at a nurse who claims that Kim Chiu is pregnant.

Alex Brosas·6 hours ago

The prosecution’s debacle
OPINION

The prosecution’s debacle

When the powerful are released and the witnesses are silenced, the message is unmistakable: the system protects its own.

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·7 hours ago

Was co-presidency the plan?
OPINION

Was co-presidency the plan?

Perhaps Bongbong felt he could not begin the administration by telling her no. That’s the one.

Vernon Velasco·7 hours ago

The Garbage We Bury
OPINION

The Garbage We Bury

Documentary regularity and physical reality are often two different things, and it is in the gap between them that corruption lives.

Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·7 hours ago

What’s deeply unnatural
OPINION

What’s deeply unnatural

These days, the political babel shatters illusions that enough is being done for the people by those they elected to lead them toward…

Dinah S. Ventura·7 hours ago

Partner feature
VP’s Trust Deficit
EDITORIAL

VP’s Trust Deficit

If P612.5 million allocated for national security cannot be satisfactorily accounted for through even the most basic standards of…

DT·7 hours ago

House of iIll repute
EDITORIAL

House of iIll repute

This is the Senate working exactly as designed, which is to say, like garbage.+

DT·7 hours ago

Today's Opinion

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VP’s Trust Deficit

3 MIN READ

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    House of iIll repute

    3 MIN READ

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    What we choose to remember

    2 MIN READ

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    Inconvenient truth

    2 MIN READ

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    Jail corrupt sportsmen

    3 MIN READ

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PBBM wins over the youth
OPINION

PBBM wins over the youth

Admirers see his presence at art exhibits, theater and musical milestones as genuine encouragement that elevates national pride and boosts…

Art Besana·8 hours ago

Unmask the MassKara
SPORTS

Unmask the MassKara

The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is in the eye of a storm again.

Julius Manicad·3 August 2026

Movie to watch at Cinemalaya 2026
SHOW

Movie to watch at Cinemalaya 2026

Before Cinemalaya began two decades ago, the state of Philippine cinema was heavily burdened by creative and economic crises. Creatively…

Alwin Ignacio·3 August 2026

Pax Silica: More than jobs
OPINION

Pax Silica: More than jobs

To understand why Pax Silica matters, one must first understand the global context.

Jess Varela·3 August 2026

AI and IP: What stays, what’s next?
OPINION

AI and IP: What stays, what’s next?

Participants expressed fears over already seeing the replacement of humans, while others offered a sense of optimism.

Rowel Barba·3 August 2026

Ransom payment
OPINION

Ransom payment

Dear Atty. Angela,

Joji Alonso·3 August 2026

Losing the audience
OPINION

Losing the audience

Put more plainly, only around one in 10 Filipinos was paying close attention. Nearly one in three was barely aware that the trial was…

Barry Gutierrez·3 August 2026

Best time for refund
OPINION

Best time for refund

The ERC decision to implement a refund for consumers comes in direct response to numerous longstanding complaints about the continuous…

Yogi Filemon Ruiz·3 August 2026

SoNA: A country Filipinos deserve
OPINION

SoNA: A country Filipinos deserve

This time his speechwriter must have, in devil-may-care fashion, put in reverse order the main culprits in the epic floodgate scandal.

Primer Pagunuran·3 August 2026

Racket Man
OPINION

Racket Man

‘Mr. President, please pack all your House allies into a spacecraft and send them up Uranus.’

Ferdinand Topacio·3 August 2026

Guest essays

Wearable canvas

Luis Espiritu

Wearable canvas

2 MIN READ

  • Alex Brosas

    ‘It’s Showtime’ co-host Cianne Dominguez claims Kim Chiu isn’t pregnant

    3 MIN READ

  • LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.

    The prosecution’s debacle

    3 MIN READ

  • Vernon Velasco

    Was co-presidency the plan?

    2 MIN READ

More Guest essays →

Scuttlebutt

Signature problem

Signature problem

DT·2 MIN READ

  • Steamy non-denial

    Maria Bernadette Romero·2 MIN READ

  • One big tab awaits

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Too dense to lead

    Raffy Ayeng·2 MIN READ

  • Hidden cost of ‘free’

    DT·2 MIN READ

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