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    Partner feature
    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·3 hours ago

    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·3 hours ago

    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·3 hours ago

    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·3 hours ago

    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·3 hours ago

    Different rainfall alert
    OPINION

    Different rainfall alert

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

    Nick V. Quijano Jr.·4 hours ago

    Flagging the artificial
    OPINION

    Flagging the artificial

    Goodbye, AI! I decided to look for a more credible source of information.

    Butch Francisco·22 August 2026

    Cortisol is not the culprit
    OPINION

    Cortisol is not the culprit

    Cortisol is neither the villain behind every unwanted kilogram nor is it an imaginary concern.

    Monica Therese Cating-Cabral, MD·21 August 2026

    The architectural terror of backrooms
    OPINION

    The architectural terror of backrooms

    ‘Liminal space is designed to trigger this specific reaction in us.’

    Romeo Romulo·21 August 2026

    We need safe places for people stranded by floods
    OPINION

    We need safe places for people stranded by floods

    Beyond getting water out of the city, we should also think about giving people somewhere to get out of the way. A place for people and…

    Albert Julius Valeros Aycardo·21 August 2026

    Hope needs receipts
    EDITORIAL

    Hope needs receipts

    Businesses do not manufacture consumer confidence. Only income growth, price stability, and a functioning peso do that, and none of the…

    DT·21 August 2026

    Poll-centered budget
    EDITORIAL

    Poll-centered budget

    The people this budget appears centered on are those running for office in 2028 who will need something to hand out between now and then.

    DT·21 August 2026

    Cost of second-guessing Pax Silica rising
    OPINION

    Cost of second-guessing Pax Silica rising

    Every month spent second-guessing whether to proceed is a month Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia spend closing the distance.

    Rogelio V. Quevedo·21 August 2026

    Gibo rattles China’s propagandists
    OPINION

    Gibo rattles China’s propagandists

    Gibo is our ace. He has the capability to continue to oppose China’s propaganda machinery. Let us support him.

    Bernie V. Lopez·21 August 2026

    The poverty industry
    OPINION

    The poverty industry

    Anything less isn’t poverty alleviation but poverty management — and managing poverty is just a fancy way of accepting it.

    Gigie Arcilla·21 August 2026

    Violence has many teachers
    OPINION

    Violence has many teachers

    Parents and guardians have a role in knowing what children are watching, whom they are talking to, what games they are playing and what…

    John Henry Dodson·21 August 2026

    Safe at School
    OPINION

    Safe at School

    We must also confront the digital environment in which our children are growing up. This does not necessarily mean blaming Roblox or any…

    Margarita Gutierrez·21 August 2026

    The spirit of Plantation Bay
    OPINION

    The spirit of Plantation Bay

    Plantation Bay Resort and Spa marked its 30th anniversary in true festive style, bringing together longtime friends, loyal supporters and…

    Honey Jarque-Loop·20 August 2026

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    Page Poll-centered budget SAFE AT SCHOOL Hope needs receipts THE POVERTY INDUSTRY GIBO RATTLES CHINA'S PROPAGANDISTS VIOLENCE HAS MANY TEACHERS
    Today's Front

    COMMENTARY

    Interactive edition

    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·3 hours ago

    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·3 hours ago

    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·3 hours ago

    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·3 hours ago

    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·3 hours ago

    Different rainfall alert
    OPINION

    Different rainfall alert

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

    Nick V. Quijano Jr.·4 hours ago

    Partner feature
    Flagging the artificial
    OPINION

    Flagging the artificial

    Goodbye, AI! I decided to look for a more credible source of information.

    Butch Francisco·22 August 2026

    Cortisol is not the culprit
    OPINION

    Cortisol is not the culprit

    Cortisol is neither the villain behind every unwanted kilogram nor is it an imaginary concern.

    Monica Therese Cating-Cabral, MD·21 August 2026

    Today's Opinion

    Editorials

    The Editorial Board

    Model athletes

    3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Epic disconnect

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Hope needs receipts

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Poll-centered budget

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Did pork come back smarter?

      3 MIN READ

    More Editorials →

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    The architectural terror of backrooms
    OPINION

    The architectural terror of backrooms

    ‘Liminal space is designed to trigger this specific reaction in us.’

    Romeo Romulo·21 August 2026

    We need safe places for people stranded by floods
    OPINION

    We need safe places for people stranded by floods

    Beyond getting water out of the city, we should also think about giving people somewhere to get out of the way. A place for people and…

    Albert Julius Valeros Aycardo·21 August 2026

    Hope needs receipts
    EDITORIAL

    Hope needs receipts

    Businesses do not manufacture consumer confidence. Only income growth, price stability, and a functioning peso do that, and none of the…

    DT·21 August 2026

    Poll-centered budget
    EDITORIAL

    Poll-centered budget

    The people this budget appears centered on are those running for office in 2028 who will need something to hand out between now and then.

    DT·21 August 2026

    Cost of second-guessing Pax Silica rising
    OPINION

    Cost of second-guessing Pax Silica rising

    Every month spent second-guessing whether to proceed is a month Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia spend closing the distance.

    Rogelio V. Quevedo·21 August 2026

    Gibo rattles China’s propagandists
    OPINION

    Gibo rattles China’s propagandists

    Gibo is our ace. He has the capability to continue to oppose China’s propaganda machinery. Let us support him.

    Bernie V. Lopez·21 August 2026

    The poverty industry
    OPINION

    The poverty industry

    Anything less isn’t poverty alleviation but poverty management — and managing poverty is just a fancy way of accepting it.

    Gigie Arcilla·21 August 2026

    Violence has many teachers
    OPINION

    Violence has many teachers

    Parents and guardians have a role in knowing what children are watching, whom they are talking to, what games they are playing and what…

    John Henry Dodson·21 August 2026

    Safe at School
    OPINION

    Safe at School

    We must also confront the digital environment in which our children are growing up. This does not necessarily mean blaming Roblox or any…

    Margarita Gutierrez·21 August 2026

    The spirit of Plantation Bay
    OPINION

    The spirit of Plantation Bay

    Plantation Bay Resort and Spa marked its 30th anniversary in true festive style, bringing together longtime friends, loyal supporters and…

    Honey Jarque-Loop·20 August 2026

    Guest essays

    Spiritual authority

    Paulo Flores

    Spiritual authority

    2 MIN READ

    • Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor

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

      2 MIN READ

    • Dennis Coronacion

      Tale of Article I’s origin

      3 MIN READ

    • Nick V. Quijano Jr.

      Different rainfall alert

      2 MIN READ

    More Guest essays →

    Scuttlebutt

    Vanishing witnesses

    Vanishing witnesses

    DT·3 MIN READ

    • Jilted suitor gone forever

      DT·2 MIN READ

    • Blast from the past

      Jing Villamente·2 MIN READ

    • Rent-a-racket

      DT·2 MIN READ

    • Social volcano rumbles

      DT·2 MIN READ

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