Month: December 2025
OPINION: When Winning Becomes Everything, Democracy Loses — Even As Sara Duterte Dominates Early 2028 Surveys
Early surveys for the 2028 presidential race show that Vice President Sara Duterte continues to lead by wide margins. She is far ahead of rivals from both administration and opposition blocs. Her numbers reveal something deeper than name recall: they expose a political environment still shaped by the same currents that powered the previous Duterte era
Why A Society Of “Enough” Is Crucial In An Age Of Inequality
Nearly a century after Bertrand Russell wrote these words: “If we wish to diminish the love of money…the first step must be the creation of a system in which everyone has enough and no one has too much.” Today, the world he warned about has arrived—an era where inequality defines political stability, social cohesion, and
Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Challenges What We Know About Comets and Planetary Formation
The newly identified interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is reshaping scientists’ understanding of how planetary systems form across the Milky Way, according to new observations from NASA and independent astronomers. It is only the third confirmed interstellar visitor to pass through our solar system. 3I/ATLAS has exhibited chemical and physical behaviors unlike any comet previously observed, prompting
ANALYSIS: Why a PTC Now Could Endanger, Not Defend, Philippine Democracy
DIPOLOG CITY – The proposal for a People’s Transition Council (PTC) has surfaced amid corruption scandals, political tensions, and rising public frustration with the country’s political class. Marketed as a path for national “reset,” the PTC envisions an interim body that would shepherd reforms before returning the country to normal democratic rule. Its proponents frame
Sara Duterte Still Tops Early 2028 Presidential Surveys: Here’s Why
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – Nearly three years before the 2028 presidential race formally begins, one name consistently dominates early surveys: Vice President Sara Duterte. Despite the political fallout with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., her exit from the Cabinet, and the controversies tied to the Duterte family, she remains the strongest early contender for the country’s
Supermoon Alert: December’s Cold Moon Will Shine Brighter As It Swings Closest To Earth
MANILA, Philippines – Sky watchers, bundle up. The last full moon of the year is set to glow brighter and appear slightly bigger as December’s Cold Moon rises on Thursday night, coinciding with the moon’s approach to perigee – the closest point in its orbit around Earth. The moon reaches peak illumination at 6:14
Police Recover Stolen Vehicle In Lucena City After GPS-led Operation In Basilan
COTABATO CITY – Police recovered on Monday, December 1, a stolen vehicle from Lucena City, Quezon, marking the 15th carnapped vehicle intercepted in the Bangsamoro region since 2023. Regional Highway Patrol Unit–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (RHPU-BAR) chief Police Colonel Davin Brillantes and Lamitan City Mayor Roderick Furigay said Wednesday that a team led by Senior Master
Philippines’ HIV cases projected to hit 252,800 by year-end – DOH
MANILA, Philippines – The number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the Philippines is projected to reach 252,800 by the end of 2025, according to new data from the Department of Health (DOH). A report from the DOH Epidemiology Bureau, shared by the Quezon City health monitoring unit on Tuesday, showed 149,375 laboratory-confirmed PLHIVs
EXPLAINER: Why The Northern Philippines Lies Dangerously Vulnerable
MANILA, Philippines — Long before China’s water cannons battered Filipino boats in the West Philippine Sea, another front had quietly emerged—one far from Ayungin or Scarborough, but just as critical to national security. Up in the wind-swept islands of Batanes, where rolling hills collapse into the roaring waters of the Luzon Strait, the Philippines sits
Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold Is Here — A Triple-Fold Phone That’s Wild, Thin, And All Screen
Samsung is taking foldables to the next level with the Galaxy Z TriFold, a multi-fold smartphone that opens into a 10-inch workspace, runs full desktop-like DeX, and packs the most powerful hardware ever in a Samsung foldable. Samsung just dropped its most ambitious foldable device so far: the Galaxy Z TriFold, a triple-folding smartphone that
Is Local News Dead? Or Are We Killing It?
Local news isn’t dying a natural death. It is being killed slowly and methodically—not by disinterest, not by digital disruption, but by a political and economic ecosystem that punishes truth-telling outside Metro Manila. For years, we’ve been told that provincial newsrooms are “weak” or that community journalists lack the sophistication of their national counterparts. But
FACT CHECK: Baste Duterte’s Claims On Foreign Influence And Worsening Inequality Under Marcos
Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte accused the Marcos administration of allowing “foreign influence” to distort justice in the Philippines and worsen the gap between the rich and the poor. He implied that inequality became more severe under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., compared to the situation under his father, former president Rodrigo Duterte. Rating:
