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Let Filipinos eat savings
EDITORIAL

Let Filipinos eat savings

Filipinos don’t need Remolona’s lecture on humility. We need paychecks that survive contact with the grocery, the rent and the tricycle…

DT·4 hours ago

Conscience, evidence, nothing else
EDITORIAL

Conscience, evidence, nothing else

Set beside the Erap impeachment trial, the Corona trial of 2012 looked, on its surface, like vindication: A chief justice accused of hiding…

DT·4 hours ago

Gagging the truth
OPINION

Gagging the truth

Escudero has reminded the Vice President that she is covered. Good. Now we wait to see what enforcement actually looks like.

Barry Gutierrez·4 hours ago

Protecting Cebu’s highlands
OPINION

Protecting Cebu’s highlands

The cumulative effects of climate change, poor land management, and environmental neglect have painted a reality we can no longer ignore.

Yogi Filemon Ruiz·4 hours ago

Double standard and bamboo diplomacy
OPINION

Double standard and bamboo diplomacy

On the matter of corruption, it escapes comprehension why some administrative cases come first while more compelling ones are just frozen…

Primer Pagunuran·4 hours ago

Stew feed
OPINION

Stew feed

Some members of our legislature might also be wishing they were lawmakers in India, so they cannot be labeled ‘crocodiles,’ ‘betrayers,’ or…

Ferdinand Topacio·5 hours ago

Portents
EDITORIAL

Portents

Nature does not stop for our convenience, and certainly, we cannot control the rain. But we can control how vulnerable we are every time it…

DT·30 August 2026

Curiouser and curiouser
EDITORIAL

Curiouser and curiouser

The bill already passed third reading in the Senate. That was seven months ago. It has also cleared committee in the House. It waits on…

DT·30 August 2026

Corruption, politicking
OPINION

Corruption, politicking

This is why he — Marcos —- chooses relief projects, which he can take credit for, albeit in reality they do not provide a permanent panacea.

Atty. Edward P. Chico·30 August 2026

Flash floods in Nepal and Manila
OPINION

Flash floods in Nepal and Manila

Nepal reminds us that nature does not wait for governments to finish studying, arguing or stealing.

Darren M. de Jesus·30 August 2026

Dishonored, then digital
OPINION

Dishonored, then digital

The most significant innovation is the Court’s formal recognition of electronic service — a mode attuned to modern communications.

Dean Nilo Divina·30 August 2026

Giving modern-day heroes a helping hand
OPINION

Giving modern-day heroes a helping hand

We need to provide them with concrete support and ensure that when they return home, there is a clear path forward, with the government…

Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·30 August 2026

Firm in faith
OPINION

Firm in faith

The Lord’s dedication and obedience to His Father’s will, and His love for us, all mankind, allowed Him to keep going regardless of the…

Paulo Flores·29 August 2026

96-peso miracle
EDITORIAL

96-peso miracle

The state’s statistical wizardry is breathtaking. If you lower the bar into the subterranean dirt, suddenly everyone is a high jumper.

Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor·29 August 2026

 Disease of neglect
OPINION

Disease of neglect

‘Personal responsibility’ becomes a convenient slogan when government fails to provide safe streets, reliable transport, and clean…

Dennis Coronacion·29 August 2026

Rage bait
OPINION

Rage bait

We’re also assuming that the principal, as well as other teachers with similar tendencies, was as screen-addled as the rest of us.

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·29 August 2026

Politics over national interest
EDITORIAL

Politics over national interest

Filipino athletes are giving their best to make the country proud. The most our government officials can do is support them by giving them…

DT·29 August 2026

Pork carte blanche
EDITORIAL

Pork carte blanche

A reenacted budget widens the opportunity for patronage money, and it does so with less legislative oversight attached.

DT·29 August 2026

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Let Filipinos eat savings
EDITORIAL

Let Filipinos eat savings

Filipinos don’t need Remolona’s lecture on humility. We need paychecks that survive contact with the grocery, the rent and the tricycle…

DT·4 hours ago

Conscience, evidence, nothing else
EDITORIAL

Conscience, evidence, nothing else

Set beside the Erap impeachment trial, the Corona trial of 2012 looked, on its surface, like vindication: A chief justice accused of hiding…

DT·4 hours ago

Gagging the truth
OPINION

Gagging the truth

Escudero has reminded the Vice President that she is covered. Good. Now we wait to see what enforcement actually looks like.

Barry Gutierrez·4 hours ago

Protecting Cebu’s highlands
OPINION

Protecting Cebu’s highlands

The cumulative effects of climate change, poor land management, and environmental neglect have painted a reality we can no longer ignore.

Yogi Filemon Ruiz·4 hours ago

Double standard and bamboo diplomacy
OPINION

Double standard and bamboo diplomacy

On the matter of corruption, it escapes comprehension why some administrative cases come first while more compelling ones are just frozen…

Primer Pagunuran·4 hours ago

Stew feed
OPINION

Stew feed

Some members of our legislature might also be wishing they were lawmakers in India, so they cannot be labeled ‘crocodiles,’ ‘betrayers,’ or…

Ferdinand Topacio·5 hours ago

Partner feature
Portents
EDITORIAL

Portents

Nature does not stop for our convenience, and certainly, we cannot control the rain. But we can control how vulnerable we are every time it…

DT·30 August 2026

Curiouser and curiouser
EDITORIAL

Curiouser and curiouser

The bill already passed third reading in the Senate. That was seven months ago. It has also cleared committee in the House. It waits on…

DT·30 August 2026

Today's Opinion

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The Editorial Board

Let Filipinos eat savings

3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Conscience, evidence, nothing else

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Portents

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    Curiouser and curiouser

    3 MIN READ

  • The Editorial Board

    96-peso miracle

    2 MIN READ

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Corruption, politicking
OPINION

Corruption, politicking

This is why he — Marcos —- chooses relief projects, which he can take credit for, albeit in reality they do not provide a permanent panacea.

Atty. Edward P. Chico·30 August 2026

Flash floods in Nepal and Manila
OPINION

Flash floods in Nepal and Manila

Nepal reminds us that nature does not wait for governments to finish studying, arguing or stealing.

Darren M. de Jesus·30 August 2026

Dishonored, then digital
OPINION

Dishonored, then digital

The most significant innovation is the Court’s formal recognition of electronic service — a mode attuned to modern communications.

Dean Nilo Divina·30 August 2026

Giving modern-day heroes a helping hand
OPINION

Giving modern-day heroes a helping hand

We need to provide them with concrete support and ensure that when they return home, there is a clear path forward, with the government…

Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go·30 August 2026

Firm in faith
OPINION

Firm in faith

The Lord’s dedication and obedience to His Father’s will, and His love for us, all mankind, allowed Him to keep going regardless of the…

Paulo Flores·29 August 2026

96-peso miracle
EDITORIAL

96-peso miracle

The state’s statistical wizardry is breathtaking. If you lower the bar into the subterranean dirt, suddenly everyone is a high jumper.

Reyner Aaron M. Villaseñor·29 August 2026

 Disease of neglect
OPINION

Disease of neglect

‘Personal responsibility’ becomes a convenient slogan when government fails to provide safe streets, reliable transport, and clean…

Dennis Coronacion·29 August 2026

Rage bait
OPINION

Rage bait

We’re also assuming that the principal, as well as other teachers with similar tendencies, was as screen-addled as the rest of us.

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·29 August 2026

Politics over national interest
EDITORIAL

Politics over national interest

Filipino athletes are giving their best to make the country proud. The most our government officials can do is support them by giving them…

DT·29 August 2026

Pork carte blanche
EDITORIAL

Pork carte blanche

A reenacted budget widens the opportunity for patronage money, and it does so with less legislative oversight attached.

DT·29 August 2026

Guest essays

Gagging the truth

Barry Gutierrez

Gagging the truth

3 MIN READ

  • Yogi Filemon Ruiz

    Protecting Cebu’s highlands

    2 MIN READ

  • Primer Pagunuran

    Double standard and bamboo diplomacy

    3 MIN READ

  • Ferdinand Topacio

    Stew feed

    3 MIN READ

More Guest essays →

Scuttlebutt

Power pilferer gets away with P130M

Power pilferer gets away with P130M

DT·2 MIN READ

  • P53-M man gives frugality sermon

    DT·1 MIN READ

  • Hotel power play

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Hot-shot cager scores off court

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Anti-media camp

    Jing Villamente·2 MIN READ

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