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    Partner feature
    Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS
    OPINION

    Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS

    Let us not forget that the coalition of the Philippines, the US, Australia and Japan is a prime force in the WPS conflict. China fears this…

    Bernie V. Lopez·2 hours ago

    10 years later, what did we gain?
    OPINION

    10 years later, what did we gain?

    Talking to a powerful neighbor is not necessarily a sign of weakness. Sometimes diplomacy is precisely what a country needs when military…

    Gigie Arcilla·2 hours ago

    Red plates, velvet gloves
    OPINION

    Red plates, velvet gloves

    The LTO should also suspend and, if necessary, revoke Torre’s driver’s license. The MMDA? Well, it should fire him pronto instead of trying…

    John Henry Dodson·2 hours ago

    Right way to go abroad
    OPINION

    Right way to go abroad

    When visitors enter a country as tourists but overstay or work without the proper authorization, the adverse consequences can extend beyond…

    Margarita Gutierrez·2 hours ago

    No safe passage
    EDITORIAL

    No safe passage

    Two Filipino seafarers aboard the Saudi-flagged tanker Sidr were killed late Monday when the vessel was struck while transiting the strait.

    DT·3 hours ago

    Make ICI report public now
    EDITORIAL

    Make ICI report public now

    If the DoJ or the Ombudsman has concerns about prejudicing the trial, redact what must be redacted and say so, specifically, in public.

    DT·3 hours ago

    To be Pinoy is to suffer
    OPINION

    To be Pinoy is to suffer

    It is the ordinary who suffer extraordinary consequences. And when things go wrong, the government points to climate change.

    Vivienne Angeles (VA),Carl Magadia,Jason Mago·3 September 2026

    Thank you, Pastor Apollo and FPRRD
    OPINION

    Thank you, Pastor Apollo and FPRRD

    What is not strange is that what befell Pastor Apollo and former President Duterte happened under the present dispensation, which they had…

    Jun Ledesma·3 September 2026

    The Filipino can, when he wants to
    OPINION

    The Filipino can, when he wants to

    Denso Techno Academy offers a glimpse of what can happen when educators, industry, government, and institutions agree on a need and work…

    Aldin Jacinto Ali·3 September 2026

    A developer‘s delay, a buyer‘s due
    OPINION

    A developer‘s delay, a buyer‘s due

    The Civil Code provides that in reciprocal obligations, the non-compliance of one party entitles the other to rescission. Thus, the…

    Dean Nilo Divina·3 September 2026

    Ramon‘s Ark
    EDITORIAL

    Ramon‘s Ark

    Of all places, you picked Bulacan. Where the first question was about the water. Before your airport, that low land gave some of that water…

    DT·3 September 2026

    No budget safe with thieves
    EDITORIAL

    No budget safe with thieves

    The sliver of fiscal space is almost exactly equal to what the government owes in interest payments alone for the coming year.

    DT·3 September 2026

    A lingering habagat of bad news
    OPINION

    A lingering habagat of bad news

    This is about the torrent of bad news impacting US immigration policies at present, with millions of people around the world, including…

    Todith Garcia·2 September 2026

    Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028
    OPINION

    Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028

    The President stressed that the crusade against graft must persist beyond the end of his term to ensure long-term structural reform and…

    Art Besana·2 September 2026

    Political climate
    OPINION

    Political climate

    History is filled with instances of former presidents being prosecuted and imprisoned when a hostile successor takes office. This is where…

    CYNTHIA D. BALANA·2 September 2026

    Trial by jury
    OPINION

    Trial by jury

    There are strong suspicions our authoritarian-enamored, cynical feudalistic/dynastic families, without ever admitting it, still harbor…

    Nick V. Quijano Jr.·2 September 2026

    That sinking feeling
    OPINION

    That sinking feeling

    And what have investors watched all year? A pork barrel scandal worth over a trillion pesos. A parade of officials named and renamed in…

    Chito Lozada·2 September 2026

    Now he has one
    EDITORIAL

    Now he has one

    He cannot become more President. He is already at maximum President. There’s no President of all Presidents, nor a new and improved…

    DT·2 September 2026

    Partner feature
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    COMMENTARY

    Interactive edition

    Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS
    OPINION

    Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS

    Let us not forget that the coalition of the Philippines, the US, Australia and Japan is a prime force in the WPS conflict. China fears this…

    Bernie V. Lopez·2 hours ago

    10 years later, what did we gain?
    OPINION

    10 years later, what did we gain?

    Talking to a powerful neighbor is not necessarily a sign of weakness. Sometimes diplomacy is precisely what a country needs when military…

    Gigie Arcilla·2 hours ago

    Red plates, velvet gloves
    OPINION

    Red plates, velvet gloves

    The LTO should also suspend and, if necessary, revoke Torre’s driver’s license. The MMDA? Well, it should fire him pronto instead of trying…

    John Henry Dodson·2 hours ago

    Right way to go abroad
    OPINION

    Right way to go abroad

    When visitors enter a country as tourists but overstay or work without the proper authorization, the adverse consequences can extend beyond…

    Margarita Gutierrez·2 hours ago

    No safe passage
    EDITORIAL

    No safe passage

    Two Filipino seafarers aboard the Saudi-flagged tanker Sidr were killed late Monday when the vessel was struck while transiting the strait.

    DT·3 hours ago

    Make ICI report public now
    EDITORIAL

    Make ICI report public now

    If the DoJ or the Ombudsman has concerns about prejudicing the trial, redact what must be redacted and say so, specifically, in public.

    DT·3 hours ago

    Partner feature
    To be Pinoy is to suffer
    OPINION

    To be Pinoy is to suffer

    It is the ordinary who suffer extraordinary consequences. And when things go wrong, the government points to climate change.

    Vivienne Angeles (VA),Carl Magadia,Jason Mago·3 September 2026

    Thank you, Pastor Apollo and FPRRD
    OPINION

    Thank you, Pastor Apollo and FPRRD

    What is not strange is that what befell Pastor Apollo and former President Duterte happened under the present dispensation, which they had…

    Jun Ledesma·3 September 2026

    Today's Opinion

    Editorials

    The Editorial Board

    No safe passage

    3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Make ICI report public now

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Ramon‘s Ark

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      No budget safe with thieves

      3 MIN READ

    • The Editorial Board

      Now he has one

      2 MIN READ

    More Editorials →

    More Stories

    The Filipino can, when he wants to
    OPINION

    The Filipino can, when he wants to

    Denso Techno Academy offers a glimpse of what can happen when educators, industry, government, and institutions agree on a need and work…

    Aldin Jacinto Ali·3 September 2026

    A developer‘s delay, a buyer‘s due
    OPINION

    A developer‘s delay, a buyer‘s due

    The Civil Code provides that in reciprocal obligations, the non-compliance of one party entitles the other to rescission. Thus, the…

    Dean Nilo Divina·3 September 2026

    Ramon‘s Ark
    EDITORIAL

    Ramon‘s Ark

    Of all places, you picked Bulacan. Where the first question was about the water. Before your airport, that low land gave some of that water…

    DT·3 September 2026

    No budget safe with thieves
    EDITORIAL

    No budget safe with thieves

    The sliver of fiscal space is almost exactly equal to what the government owes in interest payments alone for the coming year.

    DT·3 September 2026

    A lingering habagat of bad news
    OPINION

    A lingering habagat of bad news

    This is about the torrent of bad news impacting US immigration policies at present, with millions of people around the world, including…

    Todith Garcia·2 September 2026

    Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028
    OPINION

    Digital anti-corruption drive to go beyond 2028

    The President stressed that the crusade against graft must persist beyond the end of his term to ensure long-term structural reform and…

    Art Besana·2 September 2026

    Political climate
    OPINION

    Political climate

    History is filled with instances of former presidents being prosecuted and imprisoned when a hostile successor takes office. This is where…

    CYNTHIA D. BALANA·2 September 2026

    Trial by jury
    OPINION

    Trial by jury

    There are strong suspicions our authoritarian-enamored, cynical feudalistic/dynastic families, without ever admitting it, still harbor…

    Nick V. Quijano Jr.·2 September 2026

    That sinking feeling
    OPINION

    That sinking feeling

    And what have investors watched all year? A pork barrel scandal worth over a trillion pesos. A parade of officials named and renamed in…

    Chito Lozada·2 September 2026

    Now he has one
    EDITORIAL

    Now he has one

    He cannot become more President. He is already at maximum President. There’s no President of all Presidents, nor a new and improved…

    DT·2 September 2026

    Guest essays

    Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS

    Bernie V. Lopez

    Game changer: US beefs up Phl Navy at WPS

    3 MIN READ

    • Gigie Arcilla

      10 years later, what did we gain?

      3 MIN READ

    • John Henry Dodson

      Red plates, velvet gloves

      2 MIN READ

    • Margarita Gutierrez

      Right way to go abroad

      2 MIN READ

    More Guest essays →

    Scuttlebutt

    Landmark brand battle settled

    Landmark brand battle settled

    DT·2 MIN READ

    • Raising the ante

      DT·2 MIN READ

    • When unionized means redundant

      DT·2 MIN READ

    • Headhunter’s coup

      DT·2 MIN READ

    • Power pilferer gets away with P130M

      DT·2 MIN READ

    More Scuttlebutt →

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