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2 days ago

EDITORIAL — Hard, soft, shadow pork

With inflation accelerating, the peso weakening, economic growth slowing and the government’s debt rising to a new record high of P19.66 trillion as of end-September, there should be greater pressure for the judicious use of public funds.

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EDITORIAL - Strong, self-reliant allies

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EDITORIAL — Bato, time’s up

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EDITORIAL — Expectations from a reshuffle

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EDITORIAL — Early learning crisis

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Stronger Asean for a more secure Philippines

By BABE’S EYE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON D.C. | By Ambassador B. Romualdez | 17 hours ago

For an archipelagic country like the Philippines, security at sea is inseparable from the daily lives of our people.

Super El Niño and other horrors

By EYES WIDE OPEN | By Iris Gonzales | 17 hours ago

It is Halloween as I write this and the usual party-goers have shown up in their spookiest best.

It’s stagflation, stupid

By BREAKTHROUGH | By Elfren S. Cruz | 17 hours ago

The Marcos administration has waged a credible war against corruption that has resulted in some big fish, senators included, landing in jail.

‘Sh*t happens,’ until it happens to Bato

By THE POLITICAL HECKLER | By Ronald Llamas | 17 hours ago

The camp of international fugitive Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has complained about the P50-million bounty offered for his arrest, calling it baseless and claiming that it puts his life in danger. ...

Hope in a sea of hopelessness

By EDUKAMPYON | By Popoy De Vera | 1 day ago

Amid rampant corruption, a telenovela impeachment trial, the peso’s spiraling devaluation, high prices of gas and food and Filipinos’ continued loss of hope for change, there is reason for hope in South...

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The right man for the daily commute

By Best Practices | By Brian Poe Llamanzares | 17 hours ago

For millions of Filipinos, transportation is not an abstract policy debate.

The November 2026 priority dates

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | 17 hours ago

Each month, the Visa Office of the State Department publishes, in the Visa Bulletin, the priority dates for that particular month for the various family and employment-based categories.

Conflicted

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | 1 day ago

Members of the Senate sit as judges in the impeachment case involving the Vice President.

MADman on a mission

By FOOD FOR THOUGHT | By Chit U. Juan | 1 day ago

Raf Dionisio wanted to be a rich man, because he had set his sights on working for a multinational, being a corporate executive, using his penchant for Math and making a lot of money.

Cyber-libel rice

By POINT OF VIEW | By Antonio Montemayor | 1 day ago

"Sa langit, madaming bigas.”

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Stricter transport safety, security checks sought

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