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Unregulated

by Alex Magno - June 17, 2025 - 12:00am

It does not seem that government is aware of the alarming dimensions of the gambling problem we have on our hands.

War

by Alex Magno - June 14, 2025 - 12:00am

Fasten your seat belts.

Cybersecurity

by Alex Magno - June 12, 2025 - 12:00am

The most paranoid people in our midst are the cybersecurity experts. This is a healthy thing.

Salesman

by Alex Magno - June 10, 2025 - 12:00am

At the Shangri-la Dialogue held in Singapore last week, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called on the Asia-Pacific nations to raise their defense spending to five percent of GDP.

Calamitous

by Alex Magno - June 7, 2025 - 12:00am

This is how calamity happens: a wrong-headed and discredited economic idea becomes profitable to enact.

Capricious

by Alex Magno - June 5, 2025 - 12:00am

The impeachment effort against Sara Duterte was born of politics.

Unvaccinated

by Alex Magno - June 3, 2025 - 12:00am

The Department of Health confirmed a slight increase in the number of cases of measles-rubella. Some 2,118 cases of the disease have been recorded from the start of the year to May 10.

Cruel

by Alex Magno - May 31, 2025 - 12:00am

Everyday, this past week, we received sometimes conflicting instructions about the use of EDSA when the rehabilitation begins.

Disenfranchised

by Alex Magno - May 29, 2025 - 12:00am

Namfrel reports that a total of 18,499,817 “overvotes” were recorded in the May 12 elections. Of this total number, 17,028,780 were voted for the Senate race.

Illicit

by Alex Magno - May 27, 2025 - 12:00am

We live in an archipelago with thousands of kilometers of undefended beaches.

Underlings

by Alex Magno - May 24, 2025 - 12:00am

His offer of reconciliation with the Duterte camp was a non-starter. Unsupported by any substantial concession, President BBM’s offer was totally ignored.

Spun

by Alex Magno - May 22, 2025 - 12:00am

Every midterm election is a referendum on the sitting president. Always.

Self-inflicted

by Alex Magno - May 20, 2025 - 12:00am

It is important to listen to what Toby Tiangco is telling us.

Scapegoating

by Alex Magno - May 17, 2025 - 12:00am

There seems to be some hesitation to fully examine the results of the last elections in the mainstream media channels.

Glitches

by Alex Magno - May 15, 2025 - 12:00am

The absolute worst scenario did not happen.

Defused

by Alex Magno - May 13, 2025 - 12:00am

India and Pakistan have been warring for decades over competing claims over the Kashmir. The world might have chosen to ignore this irresolvable squabble over landlocked territory high up the mountains had it not...

Shepherd

by Alex Magno - May 10, 2025 - 12:00am

You know the saying: enter the conclave a pope; exit a cardinal.

Saved

by Alex Magno - May 8, 2025 - 12:00am

About 14,000 riders working for Move It can heave a sigh of relief. Transport Secretary Vince Dizon put on hold an LTFRB directive for the firm to drastically reduce the number of motorcycle taxis serving the Metro...

Toxic

by Alex Magno - May 6, 2025 - 12:00am

American voters may not know what to do with the president they returned for a second term. But elsewhere, voters in large numbers reject candidates who even remotely sound like Donald Trump.

Bleaker

by Alex Magno - May 3, 2025 - 12:00am

The world’s economic outlook just got bleaker.

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