As VP Sara Duterte invokes due process, a House-led hearing ordered by the Supreme Court is now under scrutinyโraising questions about delay and accountability.
OPINION: The Quiet Power of Hadiyah Offers a Path Beyond Ritual as Ramadan Ends
Ramadan draws to a close on Friday, March 20. Many Muslims find themselves at a familiar crossroads: the end of a month defined by discipline, restraint, and spiritual clarityโand the beginning of a return to ordinary time. The question that…
OPINION: A GOVERNMENT IN CONSTANT MOTION โ OR CONSTANT UNCERTAINTY?
President Ferdinand โBongbongโ Marcos Jr.โs lighthearted remark at the 2025 Bagong Bayani Awards โ joking that his wife, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, might soon join the Cabinet โ would have been harmless banter in another time. But in a government…
Opinion: When Power Divides BloodโWhy Family Matters Now More Than Ever
There are few things more unsettling in politics than watching a family publicly tear itself apartโespecially a family whose name has shaped, scarred, and defined an entire nationโs history. On Monday night at the Quirino Grandstand, Senator Imee Marcos did…
Analysis: Why Billions in Flood Control Projects Still Leave Us ‘Flooded to the Max’
Every time floodwaters rise, so does public anger. Social media fills with a familiar lament: โMulti-billion pesos in flood control projects, yet weโre still flooded to the max!โ The frustration is justifiedโbut the equation doesnโt quite add up as people…
Opinion I Stop Corruption? Then Fix the System, Not Just the Scapegoats
โStop corruption; fix the system now.โ Itโs the kind of headline youโve seen before, the kind that makes you sigh because you know itโs true โ and you know youโve heard it too many times. But this time, the cry…
OPINION | Marcosโ flood control probe: Will blood prove thicker than water?
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants us to believe that the newly formed Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will be different. He swears it will be politics-free, untouchable, and willing to โspare no oneโ โ not even his cousin, former House…
OPINION I Why Frenchie Maeโs fight is our fight
At dawn, on February 7, 2020 armed men stormed a small house in Tacloban and arrested a 20-something journalist named Frenchie Mae Cumpio. She has been behind bars ever since. For nearly five years now, Cumpio has faced a barrage…
OPINION | Flood-Control Billions and the Politics of Corruption
THE revelations were damning but hardly surprising when the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) released its latest report on flood-control spending. In the first three years of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.โs administration, government poured more than โฑ545 billion into…
Is the Philippines the Key to Understanding the World’s Future?
The Philippines has emerged as a vital player in Asiaโs growth story with a population exceeding 115 million and an economy that continues to gain momentum. Larger economies such as China and India often overshadowed it. But the archipelago nation…
Elon Musk is Building a New World Order Beyond Governments
Elon Musk, the tech mogul and the worldโs richest man, is crafting a strategy to place himself above nation-states, potentially reshaping a new world order in his own image. Political analyst0 Elad Nehorai said Muskโs growing influence is part of…
Hooked on Outrage: How Spectacle Shapes Philippine Elections and Society
Philippine elections are more than just a processโtheyโre a reflection of who we are as a nation. In a country where 99% of the 114-million population owns a smartphone, and 7 out of 10 use the internet via mobile phones,…
