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Tech Industry Is Consuming Our Water

Jai Duena -
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE and robots might not take over the world after all, because one finite resource essential to their production might run out long before any sci-fi invasion happens. From appliances to smartphones to electric cars to AI, most technologies need a semiconductor chip to function. A semiconductor chip is a...

COLUMNS

Leandro Leviste Finds Fault So He Can Be Famous

Rose de la Cruz -
IT PAINS ME to call him Representative Leandro Leviste (Batangas) because he has shown not once, but more times, that like his mom, Sen....

Freeze Frame: Why Guests Panic On Air

Vivien Mangalindan -
IT'S NOT THE microphone. It’s the magnifying glass. You’d think being invited on TV or radio feels like honor, excitement, spotlight, applause. But for many,...

Filipinos In US: Of Dreams And Fears

Alfred G. Gabot -
I’M HERE IN the United States again and, looking back, it has been 37 years of travel back and forth since I first set...

Anti Red Tape 

Raymund Narag -
CITIZENS ARE ENTITLED to an efficient government service. Yet, we often hear: Balik na lang po kayo bukas. So many requirements, it leads to delay and even to corruption.  Here are...

Poor PH Environmental Record

Erlie Lopez -
BEING IN THE environment movement, I get to see and feel how intensely and tirelessly many advocates work to make the country green, clean, beautiful, and...

Amid Black Propaganda, PBBM and FL Continue To Serve

Tracy Cabrera -
If you try and lose then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try and we lose, then it's all your fault.     ...

Mister Not-So-Clean

Fernan Angeles -
IF MY MEMORY still serves me right, I first came across the name “Ted Herbosa” during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was...

Smuggling Of All Types Always Has A Big Protector

Rose de la Cruz -
BE IT AGRICULTURAL, commercial or industrial products, smuggling (to avoid payment of proper duties and taxes), is always being protected by someone powerful, influential...

Sugar Babies: How Parents Create Diabetic Toddlers Before Kindergarten

Gwenn Canlas -
LET’S GET THIS out of the way: babies do NOT need sugar. They need milk, naps, and adults who keep them alive long enough to...
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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

National

Rookie Solon Takes A Whip

Rose de la Cruz -
THE PHILIPPINE CONGRESS is neither a carnival nor showbiz talk show where vulgarity is deemed a common norm. This comes as the House of Representatives...
National

Bato Gone Into Hiding?

Ernesto Reyes -
FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT the International Criminal Court (ICC) has already issued an arrest warrant against him, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa may have already...
Politics

PNP Control Tamed Trillion Peso March

Tracy Cabrera -
FAR FROM THE raucous protest action against corruption in September, the second sequel has been significantly reduced to a tamer version as the Philippine...
National

Mindanao Republic: Secession Bordering on Sedition?

Jai Duena -
DESPERATE TIMES CALL for desperate measures — at least that’s what Duterte ally, lawyer, and musician Jimmy Bondoc seems to be doing as he...
National

COA Flags VP Sara’s Spurious Livelihood Beneficiaries

Ernesto Reyes -
AS IF SQUANDERING hundreds of millions isn’t enough, the Office of the Vice President is taking centerstage anew – this time for "spurious" beneficiaries...
National

Meaning, Opportunity, And Music Take Center Stage At The Philippine Disability Expo 2025

Cheryl Luis True -
IF THERE IS one thing the Philippine Disability Expo 2025 is set to prove, it’s that inclusion is not a footnote to progress—it’s...
National

2nd Trillion Peso March Badly Missed Uniformity

Rose de la Cruz -
UNLIKE THE SEPTEMBER 21 anti-corruption protest which compelled the administration to come up with “promising solutions,” the sequel failed to muster enough supporters...
Column

Filipinos In US: Of Dreams And Fears

Alfred G. Gabot -
I’M HERE IN the United States again and, looking back, it has been 37 years of travel back and forth since I first set...
On The Road

JETOUR And Discovery Channel Teams Up Anew For Cheetah Program

Marcus Aquino -
FOLLOWING THE GLOBAL success of the environmental documentary Return of the Cheetah, JETOUR has once again joined hands with Discovery Channel and the Cheetah...
On The Road

Patapat Viaduct In Agoda’s List Of Must-Visit Bridges In Asia

Marcus Aquino -
THE FAMED PATAPAT Viaduct made it to the list of Agoda’s “must-visit bridges across Asia,” reinforcing its status as one of the most popular tourism sites...
Entertainment

Confidence Begins With A Glow

Cheryl Luis True -
IF LIFE FEELS like a nonstop sprint between deadlines, dinners, dreams, and drama — congratulations, you’re human. And yet somehow, amid the chaos, our...
Tech

PLDT Enterprise and Nabstract Declare War on OTP Fraud — Finally, We Can Stop Playing “Guess That Code

Cheryl Luis True -
LET 'S BE HONEST: the age of OTPs has gone on long enough. How many times have we fumbled through texts, squinted at six-digit...
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