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    Wearable canvas
    LIFE

    Wearable canvas

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

    Luis Espiritu·3 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·3 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.·5 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·5 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·5 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·5 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·5 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·5 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·6 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
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    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·3 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·3 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.·5 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·5 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·5 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·5 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·5 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·5 hours ago

    Today's Opinion

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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·6 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

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    DT·2 MIN READ

    • Steamy non-denial

      Maria Bernadette Romero·2 MIN READ

    • One big tab awaits

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    • Too dense to lead

      Raffy Ayeng·2 MIN READ

    • Hidden cost of ‘free’

      DT·2 MIN READ

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