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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

Emotional Armor: The Confidence We Fake

Vivien Mangalindan -
EVER MET SOMEONE who’s always defending, always right, and somehow always 'amazing'? You mention a touchy topic, and boom — they snap back with...

Martin Looter King’s Attack Dog

Fernan Angeles -
WHEN President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for an investigation into the systemic government corruption perpetrated by his appointees and political allies, many were made...

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...
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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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Entertainment

A Docu On A Battle-Scarred Ex-Davao City Police Officer

Boy Villasanta -
TIS THE SEASON of documentary films. ​While the provocative docu “Lost Sabungeros,” a foray into the missing cockfighting aficionados,directed by Bryan Kristoffer Brazil still has to see a commercial...
National

Berated For ‘Sardinas’ Directive; DOTr, LTO Ignore The Issue!

Rose de la Cruz -
ONE CRAZY IDEA. This was how the new directive issued by the Department of Transportation and Land Transportation Office was tagged in their effort...
Column

The Ghost Of PMS Past: Why Symptoms Linger After Menopause

Gwenn Canlas -
SO, YOU’VE OFFICIALLY joined Club Postmenopause. Yehey! No more periods, no more pads, no more tracking your cycle like it’s a full-time job. You’re supposed...
Column

Online Gambling: A New Filipino Malady

Raymund Narag -
IT STARTED WITH a haircut. Or at least, it was supposed to. I sat at one of those familiar barber chains in SM Mall...
Column

Manhunt For A Media Slayer

Tracy Cabrera -
If one could order a crime as one does a dinner, what would you choose? . . . Let’s review the menu. Robbery? Forgery?...
Column

Sabungeros’ Sad Saga

Boni Macaranas -
THE SAGA BEGINS with the many disappearing cockfight afficionados in various provinces way back in 2021. The total number of missing sabungeros by July...
Column

Drowning In Neglect

Fernan Angeles -
EVERY YEAR, THE government has been spending hundreds of billions for the so-called flood control projects but most of them — if not none...
Column

Since When Did Filipinos Become Ingrates?

Rose de la Cruz -
ARE WE COPYING the culture of other countries?  In most advanced economies, the elderly– those that cared for their children when they were young and...
Column

Floods, Are They Really Beyond Control?

Erlie Lopez -
FLOODING IN THE Philippines, particularly in Metro Manila, is an old wail year after year because, as somesay, Filipinos happen to be a resilient people who can hack a calamity with a smile, and of...
Metro

Crazier Things To Happen In EDSA

Rose de la Cruz -
JUST BECAUSE PRESIDENT Marcos announced the need to prepare for the Philippines’ hosting of the 2026 ASEAN summit and his plan to revive the...
Business

Do Marcos And Recto See Eye-To-Eye?

Marcus Aquino -
“Kung datos lang ang pag-uusapan, maganda ang ating ekonomiya, tumaas ang kumpiyansa ng mga negosyante. Bumaba ang inflation, dumami ang trabaho. Ngunit ang lahat...
National

Is DOT Secretary Frasco On Her Way Out?

El Amigo -
THE DEPARTMENT OF Tourism was nowhere to be found in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent State of the Nation Address (SONA)—and for some in...
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