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Man On A Mission: NDCP Extols Broto 

Fernan Angeles -
GREATNESS is not measured by sheer publicity, but by the virtues of perseverance, dedication and commitment to serve, according to the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) Alumni Association.  At the 62nd NDCP Founding Anniversary held at the One Shangrila Place in Mandaluyong City, the NDCP Alumni Association cited...

COLUMNS

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...

Self-Awareness: Your Superpower

Vivien Mangalindan -
SELF-AWARENESS SOUNDS deep and wise… but really, it’s just catching yourself thinking, ‘Yikes… that’s me!’ The Back Story Most people think they’re self-aware. “I know who...

Complacency Hits National Gov’t

Rose de la Cruz -
THE PERVASIVE CORRUPTION that took place in the Department of Public Works and Highways on the multi-billion flood control projects, and those for roads...

Bacteria Made Me Do It 

Gwenn Canlas -
YOU THINK YOUR brain’s in charge? Cute. Like really adorable. In reality, your stomach has been running the show since the day you popped...

Musings On A Rainy September

Erlie Lopez -
AS I WRITE, typhoon Opong alternates between fierce and gentle in Metro Manila and is forecast to be wildest south of the metropolis and...

Divided Yet Again

Raymund Narag -
THE COMMENTARIES AFTER the September 21 mobilizations are already pulling us away from the real issue: corruption. If we let them, they will sap...

Bordering On Vigilance And Terrorism

Fernan Angeles -
DAYS AFTER THE biggest protest action since the historic EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986, the government is going deep into one of the...

ICI Should Also Probe Escudero, Bersamin, Romualdez, COA 

Rose de la Cruz -
THE ATENEO SCHOOL of Governance asked the Independent Commission on Infrastructure to also investigate the huge budget cuts and diversions that took place in...

Telltale Signs of Failure

Tracy Cabrera -
I ought to have died at Waterloo.                                 — French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, after his defeat to British Field Marshall and First Duke of Wellington Arthur...
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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

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National

Boying’s Tall Order: Prosecute Sara, Absolve Martin

Fernan Angeles -
WITH A STAUNCH ally now calling shots for the Office of the Ombudsman, Vice President Sara Duterte will have to kiss her 2028 presidential...
Business

Gov’t oversight expanded to PPP projects

Rose de la Cruz -
TO BETTER AVOID anomalies in project costs, releases and implementation, the government has expanded the threshold of oversight by the Investment Coordination Committee from...
On The Road

No Forex For Pinoy Tourists In Norway 

Rose de la Cruz -
FROM HOW IT looks, Norwegian businesses engaged in foreign exchange (forex) don’t seem keen on the idea of trading currencies with people coming from...
Column

Self-Awareness: Your Superpower

Vivien Mangalindan -
SELF-AWARENESS SOUNDS deep and wise… but really, it’s just catching yourself thinking, ‘Yikes… that’s me!’ The Back Story Most people think they’re self-aware. “I know who...
Entertainment

Once More With Feelings, Politics And Showbiz Complement Each Other

Boy Villasanta -
WHO SAYS ENTERTAINMENT and politics are strange bedfellows? They aren't. Showbiz and governance are complementary with each other. Or more to it, they are one and the...
National

Remulla Shortlisted For Ombudsman Post 

Fernan Angeles -
HOLDING THE MARCOS administration accountable doesn’t seem an option for the next seven years with a known political ally inching closer to becoming the...
National

Culpability Goes Beyond Resignation

Angel F. Jose -
IN WHAT LOOKS more like a message directed to trusted lieutenants whose names were dragged as architects behind the trillion-peso scandal embarking on ghost...
National

PBEd: Overhaul Teachers Licensure Exam

Rose de la Cruz -
WITH LESS THAN 40% of board licensure examination for professional teachers (BLEPT) takers passing the test from 2010 to 2022, the Philippine Business for...
Feature

Anti-Poor: LEDAC Agenda Only For A Few

Rose de la Cruz -
THE PRIORITY AGENDA lined up by the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council for the 20th Congress is unsuited for the country's structural ills as...
National

Resign All, Give Way For A Snap Election

Rose de la Cruz -
AMID A HUGE drop in public trust embarking on the flood control scandal, a legislator forming part of a political dynasty called for a...
Metro

Court Issues Warrant Against 2 Villar Kin

Fernan Angeles -
FROM HOW IT looks, a well-entrenched political dynasty that has lorded over Las Piñas City for decades is on its way to “extinction” ---...
Business

MVP’s Maynilad Keen On Villar’s PrimeWater

Fernan Angeles -
BUSINESS TYCOON Manny V. Pangilinan doesn’t seem to be bothered with the problems hounding Villar-owned PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation, even as he expressed interest in...
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