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Indonesia turns Phl Hague win to gas
EDITORIAL

Indonesia turns Phl Hague win to gas

Indonesia never laughed at us. Didn’t have to. Their action was the slap: ‘You won. But what did you build on top of it?’

DT·12 hours ago

Abject surrender
EDITORIAL

Abject surrender

The deal, reached in 2024, was what the DFA called a ‘provisional understanding.’ It rested on three conditions.

DT·12 hours ago

The curious cases of ‘Sigabo’ and ‘Someone, Someday’
OPINION

The curious cases of ‘Sigabo’ and ‘Someone, Someday’

The Coco Martin and Julia Montes-starrer Sigabo and the Kathryn Bernardo, James Reid, and Maja Salvador-led Someone, Someday have, ever…

Alwin Ignacio·13 hours ago

Japan’s quiet lessons
OPINION

Japan’s quiet lessons

In Nagaoka, even a short drive became a moment of reflection — an opportunity to appreciate the simplicity and beauty of rural Japan.

Rey Bancod·13 hours ago

‘Dirtiest’ PBA player?
OPINION

‘Dirtiest’ PBA player?

Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao and Meralco Bolts forward Cliff Hodge immediately became trending topics on social media after the…

Fidel Mangonon III·14 hours ago

Rain doesn’t fall equally on everyone
OPINION

Rain doesn’t fall equally on everyone

The steady rhythm of raindrops on our windows reminds us to pause amid life’s relentless pace and not think about the bad news we see…

Eunice Samonte·14 hours ago

U.S. domestic airports now a hunting ground for immigration violators
OPINION

U.S. domestic airports now a hunting ground for immigration violators

The TSA has finally realized the political expediency of joining a brother agency in hunting down immigration violators in its own…

Todith Garcia·14 hours ago

Work abandonment
OPINION

Work abandonment

Dear Atty. Angela,

Joji Alonso·14 hours ago

Filipinos want affordable commodities, economic security
OPINION

Filipinos want affordable commodities, economic security

Public acceptance and approval ratings for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. have significantly declined and remain largely negative. Despite…

Art Besana·14 hours ago

Presumptions
OPINION

Presumptions

Presumptions often carry a stronger implication of probability or likelihood. For example, when someone is presumed innocent until proven…

CYNTHIA D. BALANA·14 hours ago

Pushing renewables
OPINION

Pushing renewables

Still, this doesn’t at all mean we just sit back without any political or economic notions about what’s really at stake in the push for…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·14 hours ago

Nine of 10 are crooked
OPINION

Nine of 10 are crooked

Roughly a quarter-million infrastructure projects were flagged as potentially anomalous since 2016. Thirty thousand of those for flood…

Chito Lozada·14 hours ago

Wearable canvas
LIFE

Wearable canvas

Lloren bridges the gap between static gallery walls and the moving human form

Luis Espiritu·4 August 2026

‘It’s Showtime’ co-host Cianne Dominguez claims Kim Chiu isn’t pregnant
SHOW

‘It’s Showtime’ co-host Cianne Dominguez claims Kim Chiu isn’t pregnant

With seeming certainty, It’s Showtime host Cianne Dominguez clapped back at a nurse who claims that Kim Chiu is pregnant.

Alex Brosas·4 August 2026

The prosecution’s debacle
OPINION

The prosecution’s debacle

When the powerful are released and the witnesses are silenced, the message is unmistakable: the system protects its own.

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·4 August 2026

Was co-presidency the plan?
OPINION

Was co-presidency the plan?

Perhaps Bongbong felt he could not begin the administration by telling her no. That’s the one.

Vernon Velasco·4 August 2026

The Garbage We Bury
OPINION

The Garbage We Bury

Documentary regularity and physical reality are often two different things, and it is in the gap between them that corruption lives.

Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·4 August 2026

What’s deeply unnatural
OPINION

What’s deeply unnatural

These days, the political babel shatters illusions that enough is being done for the people by those they elected to lead them toward…

Dinah S. Ventura·4 August 2026

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Indonesia turns Phl Hague win to gas
EDITORIAL

Indonesia turns Phl Hague win to gas

Indonesia never laughed at us. Didn’t have to. Their action was the slap: ‘You won. But what did you build on top of it?’

DT·12 hours ago

Abject surrender
EDITORIAL

Abject surrender

The deal, reached in 2024, was what the DFA called a ‘provisional understanding.’ It rested on three conditions.

DT·12 hours ago

The curious cases of ‘Sigabo’ and ‘Someone, Someday’
OPINION

The curious cases of ‘Sigabo’ and ‘Someone, Someday’

The Coco Martin and Julia Montes-starrer Sigabo and the Kathryn Bernardo, James Reid, and Maja Salvador-led Someone, Someday have, ever…

Alwin Ignacio·13 hours ago

Japan’s quiet lessons
OPINION

Japan’s quiet lessons

In Nagaoka, even a short drive became a moment of reflection — an opportunity to appreciate the simplicity and beauty of rural Japan.

Rey Bancod·13 hours ago

‘Dirtiest’ PBA player?
OPINION

‘Dirtiest’ PBA player?

Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao and Meralco Bolts forward Cliff Hodge immediately became trending topics on social media after the…

Fidel Mangonon III·14 hours ago

Rain doesn’t fall equally on everyone
OPINION

Rain doesn’t fall equally on everyone

The steady rhythm of raindrops on our windows reminds us to pause amid life’s relentless pace and not think about the bad news we see…

Eunice Samonte·14 hours ago

Partner feature
U.S. domestic airports now a hunting ground for immigration violators
OPINION

U.S. domestic airports now a hunting ground for immigration violators

The TSA has finally realized the political expediency of joining a brother agency in hunting down immigration violators in its own…

Todith Garcia·14 hours ago

Work abandonment
OPINION

Work abandonment

Dear Atty. Angela,

Joji Alonso·14 hours ago

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Indonesia turns Phl Hague win to gas

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    Abject surrender

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    VP’s Trust Deficit

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Filipinos want affordable commodities, economic security
OPINION

Filipinos want affordable commodities, economic security

Public acceptance and approval ratings for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. have significantly declined and remain largely negative. Despite…

Art Besana·14 hours ago

Presumptions
OPINION

Presumptions

Presumptions often carry a stronger implication of probability or likelihood. For example, when someone is presumed innocent until proven…

CYNTHIA D. BALANA·14 hours ago

Pushing renewables
OPINION

Pushing renewables

Still, this doesn’t at all mean we just sit back without any political or economic notions about what’s really at stake in the push for…

Nick V. Quijano Jr.·14 hours ago

Nine of 10 are crooked
OPINION

Nine of 10 are crooked

Roughly a quarter-million infrastructure projects were flagged as potentially anomalous since 2016. Thirty thousand of those for flood…

Chito Lozada·14 hours ago

Wearable canvas
LIFE

Wearable canvas

Lloren bridges the gap between static gallery walls and the moving human form

Luis Espiritu·4 August 2026

‘It’s Showtime’ co-host Cianne Dominguez claims Kim Chiu isn’t pregnant
SHOW

‘It’s Showtime’ co-host Cianne Dominguez claims Kim Chiu isn’t pregnant

With seeming certainty, It’s Showtime host Cianne Dominguez clapped back at a nurse who claims that Kim Chiu is pregnant.

Alex Brosas·4 August 2026

The prosecution’s debacle
OPINION

The prosecution’s debacle

When the powerful are released and the witnesses are silenced, the message is unmistakable: the system protects its own.

LILA CZARINA A. AQUITANIA, ESQ.·4 August 2026

Was co-presidency the plan?
OPINION

Was co-presidency the plan?

Perhaps Bongbong felt he could not begin the administration by telling her no. That’s the one.

Vernon Velasco·4 August 2026

The Garbage We Bury
OPINION

The Garbage We Bury

Documentary regularity and physical reality are often two different things, and it is in the gap between them that corruption lives.

Jose Dominic F. Clavano IV·4 August 2026

What’s deeply unnatural
OPINION

What’s deeply unnatural

These days, the political babel shatters illusions that enough is being done for the people by those they elected to lead them toward…

Dinah S. Ventura·4 August 2026

Guest essays

The curious cases of ‘Sigabo’ and ‘Someone, Someday’

Alwin Ignacio

The curious cases of ‘Sigabo’ and ‘Someone, Someday’

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  • Rey Bancod

    Japan’s quiet lessons

    3 MIN READ

  • Fidel Mangonon III

    ‘Dirtiest’ PBA player?

    3 MIN READ

  • Eunice Samonte

    Rain doesn’t fall equally on everyone

    4 MIN READ

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Whose money, whose mess?

Whose money, whose mess?

DT·2 MIN READ

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    Maria Bernadette Romero·2 MIN READ

  • One big tab awaits

    DT·2 MIN READ

  • Too dense to lead

    Raffy Ayeng·2 MIN READ

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