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Accountable, responsible Christians
OPINION

Accountable, responsible Christians

We must lovingly and prudently correct each other when we err, forgive those who offend us, and ask forgiveness from those we have offended.

Paulo Flores·1 hour ago

Unfiltered reality (1)
OPINION

Unfiltered reality (1)

They seek out lonely, alienated and vulnerable teenagers and begin a process known as digital grooming.

Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor·1 hour ago

Sara’s resilience
OPINION

Sara’s resilience

The survey is not the final word on Duterte’s future; it is a snapshot of an evolving political reality. Much can still change as the trial…

Dennis Coronacion·1 hour ago

Bad executioners
OPINION

Bad executioners

The grief doesn’t even include the ceaseless horrors over the unresolved massive corruption, official or unofficial, attending scores of…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·1 hour ago

Lack of foresight or bad luck?
EDITORIAL

Lack of foresight or bad luck?

With both Brownlee and Boatwright unavailable, the best thing the federation could have done was to deploy a squad with extensive…

DT·1 hour ago

Perpetual Palace carousel
EDITORIAL

Perpetual Palace carousel

Financial resources, the little that can be generated amid tepid growth, are being used to pay down debt faster rather than to grow the…

DT·1 hour ago

Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS
OPINION

Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS

Let us not forget that the coalition of the Philippines, the US, Australia and Japan is a prime force in the WPS conflict. China fears this…

Bernie V. Lopez·22 hours ago

10 years later, what did we gain?
OPINION

10 years later, what did we gain?

Talking to a powerful neighbor is not necessarily a sign of weakness. Sometimes diplomacy is precisely what a country needs when military…

Gigie Arcilla·22 hours ago

Red plates, velvet gloves
OPINION

Red plates, velvet gloves

The LTO should also suspend and, if necessary, revoke Torre’s driver’s license. The MMDA? Well, it should fire him pronto instead of trying…

John Henry Dodson·22 hours ago

Right way to go abroad
OPINION

Right way to go abroad

When visitors enter a country as tourists but overstay or work without the proper authorization, the adverse consequences can extend beyond…

Margarita Gutierrez·22 hours ago

No safe passage
EDITORIAL

No safe passage

Two Filipino seafarers aboard the Saudi-flagged tanker Sidr were killed late Monday when the vessel was struck while transiting the strait.

DT·22 hours ago

Make ICI report public now
EDITORIAL

Make ICI report public now

If the DoJ or the Ombudsman has concerns about prejudicing the trial, redact what must be redacted and say so, specifically, in public.

DT·22 hours ago

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·3 September 2026

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·3 September 2026

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·3 September 2026

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·3 September 2026

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·3 September 2026

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·3 September 2026

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Accountable, responsible Christians
OPINION

Accountable, responsible Christians

We must lovingly and prudently correct each other when we err, forgive those who offend us, and ask forgiveness from those we have offended.

Paulo Flores·1 hour ago

Unfiltered reality (1)
OPINION

Unfiltered reality (1)

They seek out lonely, alienated and vulnerable teenagers and begin a process known as digital grooming.

Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor·1 hour ago

Sara’s resilience
OPINION

Sara’s resilience

The survey is not the final word on Duterte’s future; it is a snapshot of an evolving political reality. Much can still change as the trial…

Dennis Coronacion·1 hour ago

Bad executioners
OPINION

Bad executioners

The grief doesn’t even include the ceaseless horrors over the unresolved massive corruption, official or unofficial, attending scores of…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·1 hour ago

Lack of foresight or bad luck?
EDITORIAL

Lack of foresight or bad luck?

With both Brownlee and Boatwright unavailable, the best thing the federation could have done was to deploy a squad with extensive…

DT·1 hour ago

Perpetual Palace carousel
EDITORIAL

Perpetual Palace carousel

Financial resources, the little that can be generated amid tepid growth, are being used to pay down debt faster rather than to grow the…

DT·1 hour ago

Partner feature
Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS
OPINION

Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS

Let us not forget that the coalition of the Philippines, the US, Australia and Japan is a prime force in the WPS conflict. China fears this…

Bernie V. Lopez·22 hours ago

10 years later, what did we gain?
OPINION

10 years later, what did we gain?

Talking to a powerful neighbor is not necessarily a sign of weakness. Sometimes diplomacy is precisely what a country needs when military…

Gigie Arcilla·22 hours ago

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Lack of foresight or bad luck?

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  • The Editorial Board

    Perpetual Palace carousel

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    No safe passage

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Make ICI report public now

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Ramon‘s Ark

    3 MIN READ

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Red plates, velvet gloves
OPINION

Red plates, velvet gloves

The LTO should also suspend and, if necessary, revoke Torre’s driver’s license. The MMDA? Well, it should fire him pronto instead of trying…

John Henry Dodson·22 hours ago

Right way to go abroad
OPINION

Right way to go abroad

When visitors enter a country as tourists but overstay or work without the proper authorization, the adverse consequences can extend beyond…

Margarita Gutierrez·22 hours ago

No safe passage
EDITORIAL

No safe passage

Two Filipino seafarers aboard the Saudi-flagged tanker Sidr were killed late Monday when the vessel was struck while transiting the strait.

DT·22 hours ago

Make ICI report public now
EDITORIAL

Make ICI report public now

If the DoJ or the Ombudsman has concerns about prejudicing the trial, redact what must be redacted and say so, specifically, in public.

DT·22 hours ago

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·3 September 2026

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·3 September 2026

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·3 September 2026

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·3 September 2026

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·3 September 2026

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·3 September 2026

Guest essays

Accountable, responsible Christians

Paulo Flores

Accountable, responsible Christians

2 MIN READ

  • Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor

    Unfiltered reality (1)

    2 MIN READ

  • Dennis Coronacion

    Sara’s resilience

    3 MIN READ

  • Nick V. Quijano Jr.

    Bad executioners

    3 MIN READ

More Guest essays →

Scuttlebutt

Landmark brand battle settled

Landmark brand battle settled

DT·2 MIN READ

  • 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

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