NationOpinion Due Process or Delay the Process? When Due Process Becomes a Moving Target byAntonio ManaytayMarch 29, 2026March 29, 2026 As VP Sara Duterte invokes due process, a House-led hearing ordered by the Supreme Court… Read More
MindanaoRegions OPINION: The Quiet Power of Hadiyah Offers a Path Beyond Ritual as Ramadan Ends byAntonio ManaytayMarch 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Ramadan draws to a close on Friday, March 20. Many Muslims find themselves at a… Read More
OpinionPolitics OPINION: A GOVERNMENT IN CONSTANT MOTION — OR CONSTANT UNCERTAINTY? byAntonio ManaytayNovember 20, 2025November 20, 2025 President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s lighthearted remark at the 2025 Bagong Bayani Awards — joking… Read More
OpinionPolitics Opinion: When Power Divides Blood—Why Family Matters Now More Than Ever byAntonio ManaytayNovember 18, 2025November 18, 2025 There are few things more unsettling in politics than watching a family publicly tear itself… Read More
GovernanceOpinion Analysis: Why Billions in Flood Control Projects Still Leave Us ‘Flooded to the Max’ byAntonio ManaytayNovember 5, 2025November 5, 2025 Every time floodwaters rise, so does public anger. Social media fills with a familiar lament:… Read More
Opinion Opinion I Stop Corruption? Then Fix the System, Not Just the Scapegoats byAntonio ManaytaySeptember 27, 2025September 27, 2025 “Stop corruption; fix the system now.” It’s the kind of headline you’ve seen before, the… Read More
GovernanceOpinionPolitics OPINION | Marcos’ flood control probe: Will blood prove thicker than water? byAntonio ManaytaySeptember 18, 2025September 18, 2025 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants us to believe that the newly formed Independent Commission for… Read More
Opinion OPINION I Why Frenchie Mae’s fight is our fight byAntonio ManaytaySeptember 5, 2025September 5, 2025 At dawn, on February 7, 2020 armed men stormed a small house in Tacloban and… Read More
Opinion OPINION | Flood-Control Billions and the Politics of Corruption byAntonio ManaytaySeptember 1, 2025September 1, 2025 THE revelations were damning but hardly surprising when the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)… Read More
Opinion Is the Philippines the Key to Understanding the World’s Future? byAntonio ManaytayJanuary 14, 2025January 14, 2025 The Philippines has emerged as a vital player in Asia’s growth story with a population… Read More
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OpinionPolitics Hooked on Outrage: How Spectacle Shapes Philippine Elections and Society byAntonio ManaytayDecember 31, 2024December 31, 2024 Philippine elections are more than just a process—they’re a reflection of who we are as… Read More