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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·3 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·3 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·3 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·4 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·4 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·4 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

A lingering habagat of bad news
OPINION

A lingering habagat of bad news

This is about the torrent of bad news impacting US immigration policies at present, with millions of people around the world, including…

Todith Garcia·2 September 2026

Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028
OPINION

Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028

The President stressed that the crusade against graft must persist beyond the end of his term to ensure long-term structural reform and…

Art Besana·2 September 2026

Political climate
OPINION

Political climate

History is filled with instances of former presidents being prosecuted and imprisoned when a hostile successor takes office. This is where…

CYNTHIA D. BALANA·2 September 2026

Trial by jury
OPINION

Trial by jury

There are strong suspicions our authoritarian-enamored, cynical feudalistic/dynastic families, without ever admitting it, still harbor…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·2 September 2026

That sinking feeling
OPINION

That sinking feeling

And what have investors watched all year? A pork barrel scandal worth over a trillion pesos. A parade of officials named and renamed in…

Chito Lozada·2 September 2026

Now he has one
EDITORIAL

Now he has one

He cannot become more President. He is already at maximum President. There’s no President of all Presidents, nor a new and improved…

DT·2 September 2026

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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·3 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·3 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·3 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·4 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·4 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·4 hours ago

Partner feature
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

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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

A lingering habagat of bad news
OPINION

A lingering habagat of bad news

This is about the torrent of bad news impacting US immigration policies at present, with millions of people around the world, including…

Todith Garcia·2 September 2026

Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028
OPINION

Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028

The President stressed that the crusade against graft must persist beyond the end of his term to ensure long-term structural reform and…

Art Besana·2 September 2026

Political climate
OPINION

Political climate

History is filled with instances of former presidents being prosecuted and imprisoned when a hostile successor takes office. This is where…

CYNTHIA D. BALANA·2 September 2026

Trial by jury
OPINION

Trial by jury

There are strong suspicions our authoritarian-enamored, cynical feudalistic/dynastic families, without ever admitting it, still harbor…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·2 September 2026

That sinking feeling
OPINION

That sinking feeling

And what have investors watched all year? A pork barrel scandal worth over a trillion pesos. A parade of officials named and renamed in…

Chito Lozada·2 September 2026

Now he has one
EDITORIAL

Now he has one

He cannot become more President. He is already at maximum President. There’s no President of all Presidents, nor a new and improved…

DT·2 September 2026

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