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Free Burial, But Not Much For The Sick?

Jai Duena -
AN OUNCE OF prevention is with all certainty better than  cure — except in cases when the cure is also prevention. In what looks more like a law that is way beyond morbid, if not totally disparaging, Malacanang boasted of a new law embarking on free funeral services for those...

COLUMNS

Notarized Notoriety

Tracy Cabrera -
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.                      ...

The Day My Body Betrayed Me (and My Eyelids...

Gwenn Canlas -
YOU EVER LOOK in the mirror and think, “Wow, I look exhausted,” except you’re not? You slept eight hours, downed two espressos, and still...

Limitless Chaos

Boni Macaranas -
AFTER THE REVELATION of the Discayas’ billions of profits, theacquisition of more than 30 luxury cars and P7.1 tax evasion, given their business of...

Develop, Implement An Anti-Corruption Program

Raymund Narag -
THE POINT OF awakening has come. At long last, the Filipino people have seen corruption not as an abstract evil, not as a distant...

Ecological Conversion Called Anew

Erlie Lopez -
IN THE OPENING of the “Raising Hope for Climate Justice”international conference in Rome on October 1 marking the 10thanniversary of the landmark encyclical Laudato...

Closing Resorts In Marikina Watershed Is Best

Rose de la Cruz -
A WATERSHED LIKE that in Marikina– which not only supplies us with potable water but also shields us and our water resources from silts...

Walk Your Talk, Boying

Fernan Angeles -
EVEN BEFORE HE was appointed as Ombudsman, then Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla managed to make an impression on the members of the Judicial Bar...

Anger Unplugged: The Real Reason Voices Rise

Vivien Mangalindan -
YOU KNOW THAT moment when someone’s face turns red, their voice shoots up, and suddenly the air feels heavy? And there it is —...

What To Expect From Ombudsman Remulla

Rose de la Cruz -
THE APPOINTMENT OF Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla to the Office of Ombudsman is a cause of fear for many who opposed him politically and...
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EDITORIAL

Never Ending Saga

Luchie Aclan Arguelles -
DESPITE THE CREATION of an independent commission tasked to dig deeper into the anomalous infrastructure projects, the government’s so-called advocacy against corruption has yet...

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October 1 – 15, 2025 Edition

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National

LGUs, Not DPWH, Should Construct Classrooms

Rose de la Cruz -
CORRUPTION IN THE government is massive, systemic, and contagious. But for the Department of Education (DepEd), compromising the future of the younger generation is...
Metro

Rain Or Shine, Trillion Peso March Is A Go

Tracy Cabrera -
NOT EVEN INCLEMENT weather can stop the Trillion Peso March that would see droves filling up Luneta Park in Manila and the People Power...
Column

Chavit’s Hypocrisy

Rose de la Cruz -
LONG REGARDED AS king maker — and in the case of former President Joseph Estrada, the king breaker — Luis ‘Chavit’ Singson, who came...
National

Agri Department Goes Ghost Hunting

Rose de la Cruz -
PEOPLE BEHIND THE Department of Agriculture (DA) are not taking chances in view of the overwhelming evidence hounding an agency in charge of undertaking...
National

No Clearance For Tagged Senators

Rose de la Cruz -
ALLOWING TWO SENATORS whose names have been dragged into the anomalous flood control projects in Bulacan, to sit and participate during the congressional inquiry...
National

Ombudsman Suspends 16 More DPWH Personnel

Fernan Angeles -
AS THE NEWLY-formed Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) officially begins its investigation into anomalous flood control programs, the Ombudsman finds it rather imperative to...
National

Zaldy Co Told To Show Up Or Face Expulsion

Angel F. Jose -
WITH HIS SPARRING partner no longer at the helm of the chamber, Ako Bicol partylist Rep. Zaldy Co faces the possibility of being expelled...
Column

Recovering Trillions

Fernan Angeles -
SENDING crooks to jail may not be enough to appease an extremely angry nation suffering from poverty, hunger and uncertainty. What the people want...
Feature

Romualdez Owns 12 Mansions Inside Forbes Park?

Angel F. Jose -
DISCAYA COUPLE'S PENCHANT in collecting extremely expensive cars is no match to somebody else’s hobby — collecting mansions in a singular posh subdivision in...
National

China’s Nature Reserve Defies PH Sovereignty

Tracy Cabrera -
PROTECTING WHAT IS left of the environment is a must, but identifying who should protect it is another thing. In an apparent display of rage,...
News

Papa Curlee Goes To Jail

Fernan Angeles -
IT DOESN’T PAY to be a liar, especially in the presence of legislators who wield the power to cite anybody in contempt. During the Senate...
National

Cabral Quits, No Absolution Despite Resignation — Dizon

Rose de la Cruz -
RESIGNATION DOES NOT absolve anyone from liabilities, says Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, following the confirmation that Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral is no longer...
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