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Clogged
by Alex Magno - August 15, 2026 - 12:00am
One moment, Alex Eala’s brilliant tennis brought us positive international attention. The next moment, the sight of our waterways clogged with trash became a global spectacle.
Indigenous
by Alex Magno - August 13, 2026 - 12:00am
The wonder of this so-called Pax Silica project being considered for the New Clark City is how little information has been made available to the public. We could not have a meaningful public discussion about this...
Whirlpool
by Alex Magno - August 11, 2026 - 12:00am
President Marcos Jr. tells us that some issues were skipped in last month’s SONA because of time constraints.
Slapstick
by Alex Magno - August 8, 2026 - 12:00am
We are governed by clowns craving popularity.
EalaNation
by Alex Magno - August 6, 2026 - 12:00am
She arrives like rain on parched land. She is a blessing for a people clinging to the last shreds of hope.
Indentured
by Alex Magno - August 4, 2026 - 12:00am
We need to talk about our nation’s debts. Urgently.
Hoodwinked
by Alex Magno - August 1, 2026 - 12:00am
The most applauded line in last Monday’s SONA dealt with the removal of systems loss and the VAT on it. It was also the most badly conceived item in the President’s speech.
Scattershot
by Alex Magno - July 30, 2026 - 12:00am
A mountain of details at least has shape. It resembles a mountain.
Scourge
by Alex Magno - July 28, 2026 - 12:00am
Today, our motorists will be met with sharply higher prices at the pumps.
Repudiated
by Alex Magno - July 25, 2026 - 12:00am
We were treated to a slew of public opinion polls the past week.
Self-inflicted
by Alex Magno - July 23, 2026 - 12:00am
We know trust is earned. But, being too late in the day to earn, could it also be bought?
Rabbit
by Alex Magno - July 21, 2026 - 12:00am
We are now less than a week before the President Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address.
Aftershock
by Alex Magno - July 18, 2026 - 12:00am
Buckle up. Donald Trump appears bent on dealing the global economy the same shock we experienced last March.
Interoperability
by Alex Magno - July 16, 2026 - 12:00am
We have not been optimizing whatever advantages we have sitting as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year. This should be an opportunity for us to rally the regional community for joint...
Surreal
by Alex Magno - July 14, 2026 - 12:00am
For several days now, US military forces have been bombing targets all along the southern Iranian coast.
Pyrrhic
by Alex Magno - July 11, 2026 - 12:00am
Adecade after, there seems to be less enthusiasm about our “winning” at the arbitral tribunal to settle our maritime claims.
Effective
by Alex Magno - July 9, 2026 - 12:00am
When fuel prices spiked after Iran was attacked, we heard the usual suspects air the worn-out populist demand that government withdraw revenue measures imposed on energy products.
Crescendo
by Alex Magno - July 7, 2026 - 12:00am
There is a sense that our political sphere will heat up rapidly the next few days. If this were a musical piece, we are approaching a crescendo.
Reclassified
by Alex Magno - July 4, 2026 - 12:00am
First things first.
Polarized
by Alex Magno - July 2, 2026 - 12:00am
On top of it all, our politics has become irredeemably polarized.
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