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Do you think Sara cares, if we don‘t?
OPINION

Do you think Sara cares, if we don‘t?

That is what travel sometimes does. You leave looking for something new and find, unexpectedly, something you already knew.

Vivienne Angeles (VA),Carl Magadia,Jason Mago·5 hours ago

Davao City projects; Palace press releases
OPINION

Davao City projects; Palace press releases

Funny, but Malacañang obviously heard of the project, and it is being rebranded in press statements as a ‘national government initiative,’…

Jun Ledesma·5 hours ago

The years given us
OPINION

The years given us

The passing of another year need not merely be an occasion to count candles.

Aldin Jacinto Ali·5 hours ago

Fairness over form
OPINION

Fairness over form

Once a winner is declared, the right to the prize becomes concrete and enforceable, and courts will not allow strained interpretations to…

Dean Nilo Divina·5 hours ago

Next EV Hub of Asia
EDITORIAL

Next EV Hub of Asia

God willing, in Bongbong’s tomorrow, there will be no floods; God willing, we’ll be on Mars.

DT·5 hours ago

Ingenious crooks, nation‘s scourge
EDITORIAL

Ingenious crooks, nation‘s scourge

What gets built, if anything at all, is a structure constructed badly, cheaply and often not where the people needed it — a waste layered…

DT·5 hours ago

Ready for flood control’s next phase? of?
EDITORIAL

Ready for flood control’s next phase? of?

We keep calling them ‘emergencies.’ How long can something remain an emergency? Christmas happens every year, we don’t call Christmas an…

DT·27 August 2026

Innocent? Tell it to the Marines
EDITORIAL

Innocent? Tell it to the Marines

A President who genuinely combed through P200 billion in flood control insertions found only P26 billion worth of rot because a full veto…

DT·27 August 2026

Did BBM, Sara really talk?
OPINION

Did BBM, Sara really talk?

The administration maintains President Marcos remains focused on routine governance, public service delivery, and anti-corruption…

Art Besana·26 August 2026

Trial of rare discourse
OPINION

Trial of rare discourse

Livestreamed for public viewing, the trial sometimes turns into a display in which the principles of law seem to be overshadowed by…

CYNTHIA D. BALANA·26 August 2026

Super El Niño
OPINION

Super El Niño

Though not a recognized scientific term and more like a Marvel villain, the ‘super El Niño’ is nonetheless an event not to doomscroll past…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·26 August 2026

No other way but slay UA
OPINION

No other way but slay UA

The Supreme Court killed the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the old pork barrel, in 2013.

Chito Lozada·26 August 2026

Milestone built on sand
EDITORIAL

Milestone built on sand

The milestone is genuine. But it was built on consumption, remittance, and a bloated services sector, while manufacturing withered.

DT·25 August 2026

Pork-ridden budget
EDITORIAL

Pork-ridden budget

TA former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) senior official said these programs become a debt of gratitude owed to a politician…

DT·25 August 2026

Social media and the romanticization of violence
OPINION

Social media and the romanticization of violence

The recent spate of school violence demands that we confront an uncomfortable truth: social media is not safe.

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·25 August 2026

Poverty is over
OPINION

Poverty is over

You paid P700 to enter a building designed to remind you that you’re above the poverty line, but still below the imported ham.

Vernon Velasco·25 August 2026

Recantation is not an eraser
OPINION

Recantation is not an eraser

A retraction can be bought or coerced as easily as testimony can, often more easily, because by then the witness is isolated, exposed, and…

Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·25 August 2026

Climate change, a lame excuse
OPINION

Climate change, a lame excuse

We cannot control the rain. But, surely, after decades of watching the floodwaters reclaim the same communities, we can control how much…

Dinah S. Ventura·25 August 2026

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Do you think Sara cares, if we don‘t?
OPINION

Do you think Sara cares, if we don‘t?

That is what travel sometimes does. You leave looking for something new and find, unexpectedly, something you already knew.

Vivienne Angeles (VA),Carl Magadia,Jason Mago·5 hours ago

Davao City projects; Palace press releases
OPINION

Davao City projects; Palace press releases

Funny, but Malacañang obviously heard of the project, and it is being rebranded in press statements as a ‘national government initiative,’…

Jun Ledesma·5 hours ago

The years given us
OPINION

The years given us

The passing of another year need not merely be an occasion to count candles.

Aldin Jacinto Ali·5 hours ago

Fairness over form
OPINION

Fairness over form

Once a winner is declared, the right to the prize becomes concrete and enforceable, and courts will not allow strained interpretations to…

Dean Nilo Divina·5 hours ago

Next EV Hub of Asia
EDITORIAL

Next EV Hub of Asia

God willing, in Bongbong’s tomorrow, there will be no floods; God willing, we’ll be on Mars.

DT·5 hours ago

Ingenious crooks, nation‘s scourge
EDITORIAL

Ingenious crooks, nation‘s scourge

What gets built, if anything at all, is a structure constructed badly, cheaply and often not where the people needed it — a waste layered…

DT·5 hours ago

Partner feature
Ready for flood control’s next phase? of?
EDITORIAL

Ready for flood control’s next phase? of?

We keep calling them ‘emergencies.’ How long can something remain an emergency? Christmas happens every year, we don’t call Christmas an…

DT·27 August 2026

Innocent? Tell it to the Marines
EDITORIAL

Innocent? Tell it to the Marines

A President who genuinely combed through P200 billion in flood control insertions found only P26 billion worth of rot because a full veto…

DT·27 August 2026

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Did BBM, Sara really talk?
OPINION

Did BBM, Sara really talk?

The administration maintains President Marcos remains focused on routine governance, public service delivery, and anti-corruption…

Art Besana·26 August 2026

Trial of rare discourse
OPINION

Trial of rare discourse

Livestreamed for public viewing, the trial sometimes turns into a display in which the principles of law seem to be overshadowed by…

CYNTHIA D. BALANA·26 August 2026

Super El Niño
OPINION

Super El Niño

Though not a recognized scientific term and more like a Marvel villain, the ‘super El Niño’ is nonetheless an event not to doomscroll past…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·26 August 2026

No other way but slay UA
OPINION

No other way but slay UA

The Supreme Court killed the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the old pork barrel, in 2013.

Chito Lozada·26 August 2026

Milestone built on sand
EDITORIAL

Milestone built on sand

The milestone is genuine. But it was built on consumption, remittance, and a bloated services sector, while manufacturing withered.

DT·25 August 2026

Pork-ridden budget
EDITORIAL

Pork-ridden budget

TA former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) senior official said these programs become a debt of gratitude owed to a politician…

DT·25 August 2026

Social media and the romanticization of violence
OPINION

Social media and the romanticization of violence

The recent spate of school violence demands that we confront an uncomfortable truth: social media is not safe.

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·25 August 2026

Poverty is over
OPINION

Poverty is over

You paid P700 to enter a building designed to remind you that you’re above the poverty line, but still below the imported ham.

Vernon Velasco·25 August 2026

Recantation is not an eraser
OPINION

Recantation is not an eraser

A retraction can be bought or coerced as easily as testimony can, often more easily, because by then the witness is isolated, exposed, and…

Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·25 August 2026

Climate change, a lame excuse
OPINION

Climate change, a lame excuse

We cannot control the rain. But, surely, after decades of watching the floodwaters reclaim the same communities, we can control how much…

Dinah S. Ventura·25 August 2026

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