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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...

NEWS MAGAZINE

October 1 – 15, 2025 Edition

LATEST STORIES

Business

While Ph Posts $167-M BoP Deficit In July, We Have Adequate Buffer Reserves

Tracy Cabrera -
REVERSING FROM THE P226-million and P62-million surpluses recorded a month and year earlier, Philippine balance of payments (BoP) position swung to a US$167-million deficit...
National

Health Matters; 𝐂ustoms Condemns Forfeited Agri Products

admin -
TO PROTECT PUBLIC health from the dangers of illicit goods, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), through the Port of Subic, condemned five containers of...
Column

The Thin Line Between Journalism And PR

Tracy Cabrera -
"A journalistic purpose could be someone with a Xerox machine in a basement."                    — Former United...
Column

Nitric Oxide – The Molecule Of Life (Not A Boy Band)

Gwenn Canlas -
IF YOU’VE NEVER heard of nitric oxide, don’t worry. It’s not the name of a K-pop group, though honestly, if there were a group called...
National

PURGE CROCS

Fernan Angeles -
AN ENDEMIC BREED of crocodiles in the Philippines is on the verge of extinction amid a public clamor to fire, charge and incarcerate Department...
Column

Drug Use In The Senate

Boni Macaranas -
SENATOR ROBINHOOD PADILLA’S Political Affairs Officer, Nadia Montenegro, a former actress, was reported in an August 13 incident report, filed by a Senate security...
Column

The Folly Of Long-Term MOUs

Rose de la Cruz -
IN JANUARY 2024, President Marcos signed a rice supply agreement with the government of Vietnam for our country's  food security, as we were having...
Column

The West Philippine Sea, In Filmmakers’ Eyes

Erlie Lopez -
I’VE LONG BEEN a follower of the West Philippine Sea story from 2012 when the late President Benigno S. Aquino III, with his patriotic heart, dared to tell the world it’s ours grounded on the...
Column

Mayor Magalong: A Roar For The People

Raymund Narag -
MAYOR MAGALONG HAS done his part. He has sketched corruption’s portrait: the silhouette, the contours, the ugly shape of it. He has described the...
Column

Audacious Hypocrisy 

Fernan Angeles -
FILIPINOS HAVE LONG been in a fighting mood against systematic corruption mostly perpetrated by the political families at the helm of power. To be perfectly...
Editorial

Truth, Credibility In Advertorials vs Ethical Journalism

Luchie Aclan Arguelles -
In an era where information constantly floods our screens and papers, the difference between paid content and independent reporting has never been more important....
National

Youth Outraged Over China’s Abuses in WPS 

Tracy Cabrera -
TRINOMA, Quezon City — The real measure of success of the docu-film 'Food Delivery: Fresh From the West Philippine Sea' is not in numbers nor...
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