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Free Burial, But Not Much For The Sick?

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...

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Notarized Notoriety

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EDITORIAL

Never Ending Saga

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...

NEWS MAGAZINE

October 1 – 15, 2025 Edition

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After Senate Coup, Cyber Mob Mulls Ousting Martin

THE decisiveness of the upper chamber which resulted in the ouster of former Senate President Francis Escudero should be more than enough reason for...

Netizens Welcome Senate Coup

AS QUICKLY AS a lightning style coup at the Senate took place on Monday, netizens welcomed instantly the leadership, including the chair of the...

Avoiding Arguments Can Break a Relationship

THINK AVOIDING ARGUMENTS keeps the peace? Think again. Silence isn’t golden—it can backfire. At first, staying quiet feels peaceful. But little things—a forgotten text,...

Maine Mendoza Defends Husband Arjo Atayde vs Discaya Accusations

YAYA DUB HAS resurrected not as a nanny this time, but as a wife of a politician. Maine Mendoza (the famous actress who who played...

Wannabe Actresses End Up As Sex Toys

DESPITE the government’s claim of an “intensified campaign” against cybercrime, Filipino women have remained a favorite target of chauvinist pigs in the guise of...

Escudero Ousted, Sotto Takes Over

THE hype embarking on budget insertions to accomodate favored contractors could have an early leadership change in the Senate. This comes as 15 members of...

Kickbacks confirmed, congressmen tagged

NOTORIOUS FLOOD control couple, Curlee and Sara Discaya submitted to the Blue Ribbon Committee this morning a list of congressmen, officials of the Department...

Arms Supply Deals Breeding Graft Too

DILIMAN, Quezon City — Amidst the ongoing probe over massive corruption  behind government flood control projects, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla doesn’t mind facing an...

Flirting Anew With People Power

PEOPLE ARE GETTING restive and increasingly agitated just by watching what looks more like a circus in the guise of news. Deep down, Filipinos knew...

Homonhon’s Never Ending Struggle

NEARLY 500 YEARS ago, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan first set foot on a rugged island, which he described as a refuge of lush forests,...

Power Sip

THEY SAY BIG things come in small packages—and when it comes to health, nothing proves better than an immunity shot. Imagine a tiny glass filled...

Tuna Trade In Peril

EVEN AS I WAS covering the agriculture beat in the early 90s, world tuna production, especially ours have been declining at a time when...