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No medals necessary
EDITORIAL

No medals necessary

Criminals do not always flee in a straight line. Some deceive, discard their clothing to alter their appearance, or point pursuers the…

DT·6 hours ago

2027 NEP has zombie pork
EDITORIAL

2027 NEP has zombie pork

Follow the trail and it runs straight to Malacañang. The LGSF sits under the Office of the President’s discretion by design, a zombie fund…

DT·6 hours ago

Smart about safety
OPINION

Smart about safety

The most immediate common thread, however, that emerged in the two recent shootings was actually not digital. It was physical access to…

Barry Gutierrez·6 hours ago

Turf war
OPINION

Turf war

Time and again, we hear stories of conflicts between government agencies, particularly when law enforcement bodies overstep their…

Yogi Filemon Ruiz·6 hours ago

Daily Tribune
OPINION

VP Sara’s trial — self-maximizers, anyone?

This formula, playbook if you will, was the launchpad for as many House member-prosecutors to hit the big time via free quad-media exposure.

Primer Pagunuran·7 hours ago

Kadayawan and only
OPINION

Kadayawan and only

As a plus, Davao City is extremely safe, and the people are friendly, perhaps because they are so prosperous.

Ferdinand Topacio·7 hours ago

The bare minimum
OPINION

The bare minimum

We have lowered the bar so far that doing what should have been done in the first place can now look like an accomplishment.

DT·23 August 2026

Survival mode
EDITORIAL

Survival mode

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the men around him are obviously guided by the next elections, two years away.

DT·23 August 2026

Kakampinks!
OPINION

Kakampinks!

The problem, though, with Leni’s campaign was that, unlike Miriam’s, her team was not able to frame its narrative correctly.

Atty. Edward P. Chico·23 August 2026

School shootings
OPINION

School shootings

The weakness is that our law does not create a specific offense for negligently allowing a minor to obtain a firearm.

Darren M. de Jesus·23 August 2026

Too close for comfort
OPINION

Too close for comfort

The lesson is clear: Genuine distinctiveness must come from more than superficial styling or an ordinary qualifying word.

Dean Nilo Divina·23 August 2026

Get hooked on sports!
OPINION

Get hooked on sports!

If we want to keep our young people away from violence, vices and negative influences, let us bring them closer to sports and other…

Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·23 August 2026

Model athletes
EDITORIAL

Model athletes

Like Eala, Diaz is also paying it forward. Long before she ended the country’s gold drought in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Diaz showed what it…

DT·22 August 2026

Epic disconnect
EDITORIAL

Epic disconnect

The gap between what a family needs and what the government considers acceptable to pay them is a canyon with a press release taped over it.

DT·22 August 2026

Spiritual authority
OPINION

Spiritual authority

Peter, the most vocal and faithful of the disciples, said frankly that they all believed that He was the Messiah, the Holy One of God that…

Paulo Flores·22 August 2026

Chips, Chismis and Choice: More on Pax Silica (2)
OPINION

Chips, Chismis and Choice: More on Pax Silica (2)

If managed with sovereign clarity, transparent governance, and strong environmental protections, Pax Silica can help power the Philippines’…

Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor·22 August 2026

Tale of Article I’s origin
OPINION

Tale of Article I’s origin

To voters, it looked like unity. To insiders, it looked like a political transaction.

Dennis Coronacion·22 August 2026

Different rainfall alert
OPINION

Different rainfall alert

Behind the monstrous corruption lurks another tough opponent many have discounted: politics.

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·22 August 2026

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No medals necessary
EDITORIAL

No medals necessary

Criminals do not always flee in a straight line. Some deceive, discard their clothing to alter their appearance, or point pursuers the…

DT·6 hours ago

2027 NEP has zombie pork
EDITORIAL

2027 NEP has zombie pork

Follow the trail and it runs straight to Malacañang. The LGSF sits under the Office of the President’s discretion by design, a zombie fund…

DT·6 hours ago

Smart about safety
OPINION

Smart about safety

The most immediate common thread, however, that emerged in the two recent shootings was actually not digital. It was physical access to…

Barry Gutierrez·6 hours ago

Turf war
OPINION

Turf war

Time and again, we hear stories of conflicts between government agencies, particularly when law enforcement bodies overstep their…

Yogi Filemon Ruiz·6 hours ago

Daily Tribune
OPINION

VP Sara’s trial — self-maximizers, anyone?

This formula, playbook if you will, was the launchpad for as many House member-prosecutors to hit the big time via free quad-media exposure.

Primer Pagunuran·7 hours ago

Kadayawan and only
OPINION

Kadayawan and only

As a plus, Davao City is extremely safe, and the people are friendly, perhaps because they are so prosperous.

Ferdinand Topacio·7 hours ago

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The bare minimum
OPINION

The bare minimum

We have lowered the bar so far that doing what should have been done in the first place can now look like an accomplishment.

DT·23 August 2026

Survival mode
EDITORIAL

Survival mode

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the men around him are obviously guided by the next elections, two years away.

DT·23 August 2026

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Kakampinks!
OPINION

Kakampinks!

The problem, though, with Leni’s campaign was that, unlike Miriam’s, her team was not able to frame its narrative correctly.

Atty. Edward P. Chico·23 August 2026

School shootings
OPINION

School shootings

The weakness is that our law does not create a specific offense for negligently allowing a minor to obtain a firearm.

Darren M. de Jesus·23 August 2026

Too close for comfort
OPINION

Too close for comfort

The lesson is clear: Genuine distinctiveness must come from more than superficial styling or an ordinary qualifying word.

Dean Nilo Divina·23 August 2026

Get hooked on sports!
OPINION

Get hooked on sports!

If we want to keep our young people away from violence, vices and negative influences, let us bring them closer to sports and other…

Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·23 August 2026

Model athletes
EDITORIAL

Model athletes

Like Eala, Diaz is also paying it forward. Long before she ended the country’s gold drought in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Diaz showed what it…

DT·22 August 2026

Epic disconnect
EDITORIAL

Epic disconnect

The gap between what a family needs and what the government considers acceptable to pay them is a canyon with a press release taped over it.

DT·22 August 2026

Spiritual authority
OPINION

Spiritual authority

Peter, the most vocal and faithful of the disciples, said frankly that they all believed that He was the Messiah, the Holy One of God that…

Paulo Flores·22 August 2026

Chips, Chismis and Choice: More on Pax Silica (2)
OPINION

Chips, Chismis and Choice: More on Pax Silica (2)

If managed with sovereign clarity, transparent governance, and strong environmental protections, Pax Silica can help power the Philippines’…

Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor·22 August 2026

Tale of Article I’s origin
OPINION

Tale of Article I’s origin

To voters, it looked like unity. To insiders, it looked like a political transaction.

Dennis Coronacion·22 August 2026

Different rainfall alert
OPINION

Different rainfall alert

Behind the monstrous corruption lurks another tough opponent many have discounted: politics.

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·22 August 2026

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