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A call vs autonomous weapons
EDITORIAL

A call vs autonomous weapons

The more urgent question is what happens once this technology escapes state control entirely. The chilling answer: It already has, in…

DT·11 hours ago

Tipping point
EDITORIAL

Tipping point

Each week the Court stays silent is a week the UA hardens into place, unquestioned, on its way to becoming law.

DT·11 hours ago

Pax Silica — Dream or Nightmare?
OPINION

Pax Silica — Dream or Nightmare?

Pax Silica is not looking for a ‘partner’ to share profits with. It is looking for a country dumb enough and blind enough not to see the…

Bernie V. Lopez·12 hours ago

Unsettling steel war
OPINION

Unsettling steel war

Pretending there is no commercial interest behind an industry campaign seeking restrictions on competing technology would insult the…

Gigie Arcilla·12 hours ago

Jonvic’s home gun checks
OPINION

Jonvic’s home gun checks

Requiring citizens to lock up their firearms is one thing; giving the police a standing invitation to walk in and check the locks is…

John Henry Dodson·12 hours ago

Who will next lead the Court?
OPINION

Who will next lead the Court?

The next Chief Justice must possess the competence, integrity, independence and leadership necessary to guide the Court and maintain public…

Margarita Gutierrez·12 hours ago

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·27 August 2026

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·27 August 2026

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·27 August 2026

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·27 August 2026

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·27 August 2026

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·27 August 2026

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

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Interactive edition

A call vs autonomous weapons
EDITORIAL

A call vs autonomous weapons

The more urgent question is what happens once this technology escapes state control entirely. The chilling answer: It already has, in…

DT·11 hours ago

Tipping point
EDITORIAL

Tipping point

Each week the Court stays silent is a week the UA hardens into place, unquestioned, on its way to becoming law.

DT·11 hours ago

Pax Silica — Dream or Nightmare?
OPINION

Pax Silica — Dream or Nightmare?

Pax Silica is not looking for a ‘partner’ to share profits with. It is looking for a country dumb enough and blind enough not to see the…

Bernie V. Lopez·12 hours ago

Unsettling steel war
OPINION

Unsettling steel war

Pretending there is no commercial interest behind an industry campaign seeking restrictions on competing technology would insult the…

Gigie Arcilla·12 hours ago

Jonvic’s home gun checks
OPINION

Jonvic’s home gun checks

Requiring citizens to lock up their firearms is one thing; giving the police a standing invitation to walk in and check the locks is…

John Henry Dodson·12 hours ago

Who will next lead the Court?
OPINION

Who will next lead the Court?

The next Chief Justice must possess the competence, integrity, independence and leadership necessary to guide the Court and maintain public…

Margarita Gutierrez·12 hours ago

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·27 August 2026

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·27 August 2026

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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·27 August 2026

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·27 August 2026

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·27 August 2026

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·27 August 2026

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

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