When the peso buys less
Higher rates can restrain inflation, but they can also increase borrowing costs for households and businesses, depending on their loan…
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COMMENTARY
Columnists, editorials, guest essays, and letters — Daily Tribune Opinion.
Tune worth borrowing?
The law must protect creativity without stifling the very technology that may inspire the next generation of creators.
Bringing healthcare services closer to Filipinos
Super Health Centers are designed to focus on primary care, consultation and early detection, thereby further strengthening the country’s…
Curious case of Bato
There wouldn’t be any problem if the government simply sought domestic help. It wouldn’t do that, though, because it would allow Dela Rosa…
Gridlock by tradition?
Order cannot be legislated entirely by enforcers on the street corner; it must be practiced collectively by a public that is weary of…
P50M for a rock
The Trump administration treats the ICC as an illegitimate court and has moved from penalizing individual officials to sanctioning the…
Greatest commandment
The call to love is not a new, trendy theological idea. It is the foundational commandment from Jesus.
Local hog industry deserves protection
To achieve sustainable food security, the government must move beyond short-term fixes toward structural solutions.
Shadow budget shattered
We challenge the Ombudsman and anti-graft bodies to aggressively investigate how these unconstitutional billions were moved and who…
Not so innocent
Here’s the sordid part China’s backers don’t reveal about the Filipino garment industry: forced labor by China’s Uyghur minority and…
Pay the student-athletes
Indeed, the UAAP is making money — a lot of money. But are the student-athletes getting a slice of the pie? Definitely not.
GAA gang must admit defeat
When citizens ask where their taxes went, the government owes them answers, not a petition asking the Supreme Court to loosen its…
From the Camino to open roads of Spain, France
After days of walking the Camino, it was a different kind of pilgrimage, one that allowed us to discover more of the spiritual heritage of…
Listen with your heart
The soul has many windows. When one is shut, one or two more open in the name of survival. The soul’s spiritual energy cannot be…
Haunting that never ends
A fair investigation follows the evidence wherever it leads. Has the verdict already been decided before the investigation even begins?
AI does Hugging Face
AI does not need to hold a grudge to be dangerous. It needs powerful tools, a poorly defined goal, and room to improvise.
Being worthy of the work
Public service is not having all the answers. It is being humble enough to admit we fully do not know, having the courage to ask questions,…
Inflation, El Niño and a pesky neighbor
The next year will test whether the Philippines can manage a cost-of-living crisis, a climate shock, and a coercive neighbor at once. Rate…
