State-funded scholars, catalysts of development
As the Philippines explores nuclear power and modernizes its infrastructure, the country faces a critical need for highly specialized…
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A misguided pursuit
Taxpayers are left questioning why their money funded a trial that now feels compromised, as the prosecution’s latest move raises more…
Shaking the Veep
There’s yet no convincing evidence the trial’s explosive revelations have reversed the Veep’s ‘simple’ image.
Energy security: DoE or don’t
A company with no mining experience can put up a huge number, win the auction, and then find that it cannot get a single ton out of the…
6 spokesmen for 1 problem
But if we’re paying taxes, why does every problem get an explanation when what we paid for was a solution?
Equality of arms
On 13 October, the House prosecution panel in the VP Duterte trial withdrew all but one article of impeachment, the one on unexplained…
Battle of narratives thus far
The answer lies not in Duterte’s innocence or guilt, but in the Marcos administration’s failure to offer the public anything better.
‘BRP Tarriela’ — Make it happen!
If we name it after Jay Tarriela, we honor a very specific Philippine habit: refusing to shut up when a much bigger country would greatly…
Ombudsman’s receipts
The warning against paid comments and fake accounts is right, and it binds the Office to stay well clear of such tactics itself.
Before the taps run dry
While the country appears to be preparing structurally at the national and local levels, our leaders must look deeper.
President’s billions: We must demand Transparency
Whose projects were funded, and whose were forsaken? And most urgently: where did the President’s billions go?
Budget violated again
Media covering the proceedings did not notice the deception, as many news reports still cited the P116-billion figure. The ruse proved that…
PBBM touts digital economy, nuclear energy
The most critical benefit President Marcos can secure for the Filipino people from his Singapore visit is the creation of high-quality,…
A lot to explain
Whether these records actually establish a constitutional violation is ultimately for the impeachment court to decide. But they certainly…
Poor air quality
The call for clean air is not merely an environmental plea. It is a demand for a life enriched with hope.
Conviction threshold’s two-way verification process
At no time and no person with typical reverence for the constitutional text ought to change 24 as the starting number, the independent…
Doubtful of majority
From the get-go, tremendous pressure has been brought to bear on the members of the impeachment court by vested interests bent on having…
Bucketful of BS
Four years in, the President’s answer to drought is a pail? Hilarious. Pathetic.
