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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·1 hour ago

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·1 hour ago

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.·1 hour ago

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·1 hour ago

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


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·25 August 2026

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

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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·1 hour ago

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·1 hour ago

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.·1 hour ago

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·1 hour ago

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

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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

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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


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·25 August 2026

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

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