Transitional justice: Moving forward from Rodrigo Duterte is a ‘national responsibility’
DLS Pineda
August 2, 2025
With Rodrigo Duterte detained in The Hague for nearly five months, the public may now take the question seriously: What
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Sara’s impeachment trial, Baste’s boxing bout, and the (worsening) floods of our lives
Rosario A. Garcellano
July 28, 2025
Vice President Sara Duterte and her younger brother, Acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte of Davao City, have managed to evade
True power can be ours if we put our values and principles beyond the corrupt
Roderick Toledo
July 8, 2025
Here we go again. Time was when every exhortation by then President Rodrigo Duterte to kill or threat to kill
When ‘dinosaurs’ peopled the Inquirer, they made it No. 1
Rosario A. Garcellano
July 4, 2025
A tempest in a teacup has been stirred by someone who attributed to “dinosaurs” the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s purported bumbling
When long exchanges in the Senate stir memory and dig up nuggets of recent history
Rosario A. Garcellano
June 15, 2025
Collective memory was stirred by the protracted “debate” that occurred in the Senate on June 9 and 10 before it
‘Litisin’: The Senate is called to stop stalling and put Sara Duterte on trial
Rosario A. Garcellano
June 8, 2025
Last week Sen. Imee Marcos was filmed telling reporters that in the Senate, not only the “maka-Duterte” camp but also
Members of the ‘Magic 12’ set the tone of the Senate in the 20th Congress
Rosario A. Garcellano
May 17, 2025
Sen. Imee Marcos, 12th in the “Magic 12,” was first to be proclaimed among the winning senators at the Manila
The rhetoric of losing: the rise—and wrong grammar—of the concession speech in the midterm polls
Lito B. Zulueta
May 14, 2025
The May 12 midterm elections marked a subtle but significant evolution in Philippine political culture. The speed of the vote
The surveys have listed the likely winners, but young voters hold their destiny in their hands
Rosario A. Garcellano
May 10, 2025
It’s less than two days before the midterm polls, and one’s sense of foreboding takes on deeper proportions with the
The big question at the conclave: the pope and the Church we should have
Roderick Toledo
May 6, 2025
As the Vatican’s College of Cardinals gears for the conclave to choose the next pope, the Christian world is rife
How the Comelec means to fight sex and hate in the election campaign
Rosario A. Garcellano
April 9, 2025
Incredibly, the disgraced congressional candidate in Pasig City doesn’t get it. In another campaign event he trotted out a member
‘Nanlaban. Tepok.’
Roderick Toledo
March 23, 2025
At the height of Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs,” there was a huge billboard along C5 in Pasig City that
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Addicted to your phone? Here are 3 simple ways to lessen screen time
DLS Pineda
August 18, 2025
It’s ridiculous to me that I’m writing a list article in the year of our Lord 2025. But my excitement
The delusional promises of the Asean 2045 Roadmap
Eduardo C. Tadem
August 17, 2025
At the 46th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) last May, leaders adopted what appears to be
With ‘Scenes on Screen,’ the 2025 Korean Film Festival promises a big, bold celebration of cinema
No Author
August 17, 2025
The Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) is presenting the 2025 Korean Film Festival: Scenes on Screen, which celebrates
Allianz PNB Life moves to a new HQ, the better to push its ‘declaration of love’
Annelle Tayao-Juego
August 16, 2025
Conversations on life insurance are barely a whisper among Filipinos today–a population of 117 million in which insurance is just
UP Manila Chorale to honor National Artists in concert
No Author
August 15, 2025
The University of the Philippines Manila Chorale (UPMC) pays homage to the works of National Artists for Music in a
The government wants a record P90B for the AFP modernization program
Nestor Corrales
August 15, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is allocated a record ₱90 billion for its revised AFP Modernization Program in the