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Pinoy digital champions coming
OPINION

Pinoy digital champions coming

The Civil Service Commission urges government agencies to internalize selection by looking for individuals who can actively lead structural…

Art Besana·20 hours ago

Pacquiao is not the solution
OPINION

Pacquiao is not the solution

Pacquiao’s perspectives appear to fall short of the political insights and depth needed to tackle diverse and intricate issues such as…

CYNTHIA D. BALANA·20 hours ago

Corralling Facebook
OPINION

Corralling Facebook

Experts say the settlement is a crucial turning point that dramatically puts ‘controls on a powerful tech company,’ and how its largely…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·20 hours ago

Debt curse upon Filipinos
OPINION

Debt curse upon Filipinos

The next occupant of the Palace will spend years paying for choices made now.

Chito Lozada·20 hours ago

No money for more teachers
EDITORIAL

No money for more teachers

Martin Romualdez became Speaker with the education system we had. How much more educated does the country need to get?

DT·20 hours ago

Kingfish swims
EDITORIAL

Kingfish swims

Romualdez himself, before his arrest, said that he would not go quietly and would not go alone, which was more of a warning than a threat.

DT·20 hours ago

Does the buck stop with Martin Romualdez?
OPINION

Does the buck stop with Martin Romualdez?

Yet the question that lingers, unanswered and uncomfortable, is this: of all the names that have surfaced in this widening scandal, why…

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·8 September 2026

Justice, give or take
OPINION

Justice, give or take

Bongbong has shown us he can arrest cousin Martin. Now show us that he can jail Martin.

Vernon Velasco·8 September 2026

Hospital bed as holding cell
OPINION

Hospital bed as holding cell

The revised Rules of Criminal Procedure under deliberation include custodial hearings — an open-court determination of house arrest,…

Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·8 September 2026

We have been warned
OPINION

We have been warned

We don’t have to know exactly what will happen to know that we must prepare for the worst.

Dinah S. Ventura·8 September 2026

Golden cauldron and long arm of inquiry
EDITORIAL

Golden cauldron and long arm of inquiry

This case matters because it tests the country’s commitment to the rule of law and accountability. For the citizens, the cauldron…

DT·8 September 2026

Caesar’s wife test
EDITORIAL

Caesar’s wife test

The measure was not simply about proving guilt. It was about the impossibility of governing under a cloud of suspicion, and the obligation…

DT·8 September 2026

Will Romualdez take one for the team?
OPINION

Will Romualdez take one for the team?

Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s arrest over a plunder case tied to alleged anomalies in flood control projects may have closed one…

DT·8 September 2026

50-K gov’t workers training for e-governance
OPINION

50-K gov’t workers training for e-governance

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has stated that digitalization is no longer optional but a state priority to eliminate red tape, improve…

Art Besana·8 September 2026

Immunity or impunity?
OPINION

Immunity or impunity?

Essentially, the Court reasoned that because certain constitutional officials may be removed only through impeachment, they should not be…

Barry Gutierrez·7 September 2026

A bold political maneuver
OPINION

A bold political maneuver

While some critics see this as simply a political strategy to distance the presidency from potential scandals, the focus should be less on…

Yogi Filemon Ruiz·7 September 2026

If convicted, then what?
OPINION

If convicted, then what?

By any stretch, it’s not just Sara who’s on trial, particularly so where a conviction would result in not just her removal but her…

Primer Pagunuran·7 September 2026

Sole searching
OPINION

Sole searching

Of course, Boying Remulla, whose definition of ‘judicial misconduct’ is any court ruling that does not agree with his opinion, would not…

Ferdinand Topacio·7 September 2026

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Pinoy digital champions coming
OPINION

Pinoy digital champions coming

The Civil Service Commission urges government agencies to internalize selection by looking for individuals who can actively lead structural…

Art Besana·20 hours ago

Pacquiao is not the solution
OPINION

Pacquiao is not the solution

Pacquiao’s perspectives appear to fall short of the political insights and depth needed to tackle diverse and intricate issues such as…

CYNTHIA D. BALANA·20 hours ago

Corralling Facebook
OPINION

Corralling Facebook

Experts say the settlement is a crucial turning point that dramatically puts ‘controls on a powerful tech company,’ and how its largely…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·20 hours ago

Debt curse upon Filipinos
OPINION

Debt curse upon Filipinos

The next occupant of the Palace will spend years paying for choices made now.

Chito Lozada·20 hours ago

No money for more teachers
EDITORIAL

No money for more teachers

Martin Romualdez became Speaker with the education system we had. How much more educated does the country need to get?

DT·20 hours ago

Kingfish swims
EDITORIAL

Kingfish swims

Romualdez himself, before his arrest, said that he would not go quietly and would not go alone, which was more of a warning than a threat.

DT·20 hours ago

Partner feature
Does the buck stop with Martin Romualdez?
OPINION

Does the buck stop with Martin Romualdez?

Yet the question that lingers, unanswered and uncomfortable, is this: of all the names that have surfaced in this widening scandal, why…

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·8 September 2026

Justice, give or take
OPINION

Justice, give or take

Bongbong has shown us he can arrest cousin Martin. Now show us that he can jail Martin.

Vernon Velasco·8 September 2026

Today's Opinion

Editorials

The Editorial Board

No money for more teachers

3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Kingfish swims

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Golden cauldron and long arm of inquiry

    2 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Caesar’s wife test

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Unpunished towering arrogance

    3 MIN READ

More Editorials →

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Hospital bed as holding cell
OPINION

Hospital bed as holding cell

The revised Rules of Criminal Procedure under deliberation include custodial hearings — an open-court determination of house arrest,…

Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·8 September 2026

We have been warned
OPINION

We have been warned

We don’t have to know exactly what will happen to know that we must prepare for the worst.

Dinah S. Ventura·8 September 2026

Golden cauldron and long arm of inquiry
EDITORIAL

Golden cauldron and long arm of inquiry

This case matters because it tests the country’s commitment to the rule of law and accountability. For the citizens, the cauldron…

DT·8 September 2026

Caesar’s wife test
EDITORIAL

Caesar’s wife test

The measure was not simply about proving guilt. It was about the impossibility of governing under a cloud of suspicion, and the obligation…

DT·8 September 2026

Will Romualdez take one for the team?
OPINION

Will Romualdez take one for the team?

Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s arrest over a plunder case tied to alleged anomalies in flood control projects may have closed one…

DT·8 September 2026

50-K gov’t workers training for e-governance
OPINION

50-K gov’t workers training for e-governance

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has stated that digitalization is no longer optional but a state priority to eliminate red tape, improve…

Art Besana·8 September 2026

Immunity or impunity?
OPINION

Immunity or impunity?

Essentially, the Court reasoned that because certain constitutional officials may be removed only through impeachment, they should not be…

Barry Gutierrez·7 September 2026

A bold political maneuver
OPINION

A bold political maneuver

While some critics see this as simply a political strategy to distance the presidency from potential scandals, the focus should be less on…

Yogi Filemon Ruiz·7 September 2026

If convicted, then what?
OPINION

If convicted, then what?

By any stretch, it’s not just Sara who’s on trial, particularly so where a conviction would result in not just her removal but her…

Primer Pagunuran·7 September 2026

Sole searching
OPINION

Sole searching

Of course, Boying Remulla, whose definition of ‘judicial misconduct’ is any court ruling that does not agree with his opinion, would not…

Ferdinand Topacio·7 September 2026

Guest essays

Pinoy digital champions coming

Art Besana

Pinoy digital champions coming

2 MIN READ

  • CYNTHIA D. BALANA

    Pacquiao is not the solution

    2 MIN READ

  • Nick V. Quijano Jr.

    Corralling Facebook

    3 MIN READ

  • Chito Lozada

    Debt curse upon Filipinos

    2 MIN READ

More Guest essays →

Scuttlebutt

No cash aid, just stinking rice

No cash aid, just stinking rice

DT·2 MIN READ

  • Comeuppance

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • IOU-driven cash stream

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Pastor’s new friends

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Publicity chasers all

    Jing Villamente·2 MIN READ

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