Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Nasdaq +0.66%
Subscribe NowSupport Us

Daily Tribune

Daily Tribune
Subscribe
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Life
  • Show
  • Sports
  • Global Goals
Partner feature

The Philippines' leading digital newspaper.

News
  • Headlines
  • Page three
  • Metro
  • Nation
  • World
  • Dyaryo Tirada
  • Obituary (Remember Me)
  • SONATOTOO (archive)
Opinion
  • All columnists
  • Editorials
  • Guest essays
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Scuttlebutt
Business
  • Shipping
  • Portraits
  • Pep
  • Business Advisories
  • Technology (Tech Talks)
Life
  • Show
  • Food & Drink
  • Getaways
  • Arts & Culture
  • Social Set
  • Spaces
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • The Edit
  • Top Form
  • Next Gen
  • Sacred Space
  • Project Larawan
  • Snaps
Sports
  • Hoops
  • Volley
  • Golf
  • Goal
  • Boxing
  • Tennis
  • Esports
  • Blast

Company

  • SONATOTOO archive
  • About
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Privacy
  • Subscribe
  • Support Us

© 2026 Daily Tribune · tribune.net.ph · Powered by Quintype

  1. Home
/
COMMENTARY

Section

COMMENTARY

Partner feature
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·9 hours ago

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·9 hours ago

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.·10 hours ago

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·10 hours ago

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·10 hours ago

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·10 hours ago


Address CoA findings with factual clarity
COMMENTARY

Address CoA findings with factual clarity

Upon receipt of the AOM, find out its subject. In the sample answer to CoA’s AOM below, the subject of the memorandum is the procurement of…

Art Besana·19 hours ago

No medals necessary
EDITORIAL

No medals necessary

Criminals do not always flee in a straight line. Some deceive, discard their clothing to alter their appearance, or point pursuers the…

DT·24 August 2026

2027 NEP has zombie pork
EDITORIAL

2027 NEP has zombie pork

Follow the trail and it runs straight to Malacañang. The LGSF sits under the Office of the President’s discretion by design, a zombie fund…

DT·24 August 2026

Smart about safety
OPINION

Smart about safety

The most immediate common thread, however, that emerged in the two recent shootings was actually not digital. It was physical access to…

Barry Gutierrez·24 August 2026

Turf war
OPINION

Turf war

Time and again, we hear stories of conflicts between government agencies, particularly when law enforcement bodies overstep their…

Yogi Filemon Ruiz·24 August 2026

VP Sara’s trial — self-maximizers, anyone?
OPINION

VP Sara’s trial — self-maximizers, anyone?

This formula, playbook if you will, was the launchpad for as many House member-prosecutors to hit the big time via free quad-media exposure.

Primer Pagunuran·24 August 2026

Kadayawan and only
OPINION

Kadayawan and only

As a plus, Davao City is extremely safe, and the people are friendly, perhaps because they are so prosperous.

Ferdinand Topacio·24 August 2026

The bare minimum
OPINION

The bare minimum

We have lowered the bar so far that doing what should have been done in the first place can now look like an accomplishment.

DT·23 August 2026

Survival mode
EDITORIAL

Survival mode

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the men around him are obviously guided by the next elections, two years away.

DT·23 August 2026

Kakampinks!
OPINION

Kakampinks!

The problem, though, with Leni’s campaign was that, unlike Miriam’s, her team was not able to frame its narrative correctly.

Atty. Edward P. Chico·23 August 2026

School shootings
OPINION

School shootings

The weakness is that our law does not create a specific offense for negligently allowing a minor to obtain a firearm.

Darren M. de Jesus·23 August 2026

Too close for comfort
OPINION

Too close for comfort

The lesson is clear: Genuine distinctiveness must come from more than superficial styling or an ordinary qualifying word.

Dean Nilo Divina·23 August 2026

Partner feature
PreviousPage 1 of 721Next
Page Climate change, a lame excuse PORK-RIDDEN BUDGET Recantation is not an eraser Poverty is over Social media and the romanticization of violence MILESTONE BUILT ON SAND
Today's Front

COMMENTARY

Interactive edition

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·9 hours ago

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·9 hours ago

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.·10 hours ago

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·10 hours ago

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·10 hours ago

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·10 hours ago

Partner feature

Address CoA findings with factual clarity
COMMENTARY

Address CoA findings with factual clarity

Upon receipt of the AOM, find out its subject. In the sample answer to CoA’s AOM below, the subject of the memorandum is the procurement of…

Art Besana·19 hours ago

No medals necessary
EDITORIAL

No medals necessary

Criminals do not always flee in a straight line. Some deceive, discard their clothing to alter their appearance, or point pursuers the…

DT·24 August 2026

Today's Opinion

Editorials

The Editorial Board

Milestone built on sand

3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Pork-ridden budget

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    No medals necessary

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    2027 NEP has zombie pork

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Survival mode

    2 MIN READ

More Editorials →

More Stories

2027 NEP has zombie pork
EDITORIAL

2027 NEP has zombie pork

Follow the trail and it runs straight to Malacañang. The LGSF sits under the Office of the President’s discretion by design, a zombie fund…

DT·24 August 2026

Smart about safety
OPINION

Smart about safety

The most immediate common thread, however, that emerged in the two recent shootings was actually not digital. It was physical access to…

Barry Gutierrez·24 August 2026

Turf war
OPINION

Turf war

Time and again, we hear stories of conflicts between government agencies, particularly when law enforcement bodies overstep their…

Yogi Filemon Ruiz·24 August 2026

VP Sara’s trial — self-maximizers, anyone?
OPINION

VP Sara’s trial — self-maximizers, anyone?

This formula, playbook if you will, was the launchpad for as many House member-prosecutors to hit the big time via free quad-media exposure.

Primer Pagunuran·24 August 2026

Kadayawan and only
OPINION

Kadayawan and only

As a plus, Davao City is extremely safe, and the people are friendly, perhaps because they are so prosperous.

Ferdinand Topacio·24 August 2026

The bare minimum
OPINION

The bare minimum

We have lowered the bar so far that doing what should have been done in the first place can now look like an accomplishment.

DT·23 August 2026

Survival mode
EDITORIAL

Survival mode

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the men around him are obviously guided by the next elections, two years away.

DT·23 August 2026

Kakampinks!
OPINION

Kakampinks!

The problem, though, with Leni’s campaign was that, unlike Miriam’s, her team was not able to frame its narrative correctly.

Atty. Edward P. Chico·23 August 2026

School shootings
OPINION

School shootings

The weakness is that our law does not create a specific offense for negligently allowing a minor to obtain a firearm.

Darren M. de Jesus·23 August 2026

Too close for comfort
OPINION

Too close for comfort

The lesson is clear: Genuine distinctiveness must come from more than superficial styling or an ordinary qualifying word.

Dean Nilo Divina·23 August 2026

Guest essays

Social media and the romanticization of violence

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.

Social media and the romanticization of violence

3 MIN READ

  • Vernon Velasco

    Poverty is over

    3 MIN READ

  • Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV

    Recantation is not an eraser

    2 MIN READ

  • Dinah S. Ventura

    Climate change, a lame excuse

    3 MIN READ

More Guest essays →

Scuttlebutt

Mining giant’s quiet rise

Mining giant’s quiet rise

DT·2 MIN READ

  • Church parking for gov’t SUVs

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Sip, sip, hooray?

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Vanishing witnesses

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Jilted suitor gone forever

    DT·2 MIN READ

More Scuttlebutt →

Columnists

  • Typewriter Fiend
  • Canned Thoughts
  • Generous Heart
  • Throttle Economics
  • Caught in the Web
  • Homo Politicus
  • Fit for Justice
  • Runner's High
  • Selfmusing
  • Side Bar
  • Turn Right With Care
  • The Auditor
  • Bottomline
  • Stargazer
  • Eagle's Nest
  • Going Forward
  • Open-Minded
  • Quo Vadis
  • A Dose of Law
  • Life Lines
  • Anteroom
  • Legally Funny
  • Beyond Zeroes and Ones
  • Chamber Lane
  • Contrarian
  • Southern Optics
  • My Thoughts Exactly
  • Ad Meliora
  • Power Dynamics
  • Out and About
  • Plain View
  • The SEC Watch
  • Immigration Bytes
  • Threepsalms
  • Are You Joking My Leg
  • Out-of-the-Box
  • Legal Forum
  • Thoughts to Live By
  • Fil-Am Footprints
  • Climate Chronicles
  • Secretary General United Nations
  • On the G(ood) Side
  • Corporate Governance Matters
  • Moneywise
  • Employer's Corner
  • ARCHAI: First Principles
  • On the Same Boat
  • Poll Starter
  • Throwing Punches
  • Hold My Beer
  • Beyond Bucket
  • Beyond the Scoreboard
  • Shots from the Bunker
  • Pinchhitter
  • Off The Road
  • Detours
  • The Good Drive
  • In Good Form
  • Uncut
  • The Diva View
  • The Butcher
  • Style Denizen
  • EXEMPLARS
  • Bridging Worlds
  • New, Now, Next
  • Doctor Diaries
  • Diagnosis of Care
  • Verbo
  • Gridcrosser
  • Arki in the Apple
  • Film Check
  • Cebu Charms