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Man On A Mission: NDCP Extols Broto 

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...

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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...

Self-Awareness: Your Superpower

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

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 

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

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

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

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 

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

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

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

LATEST STORIES

Dizon Sacks MRT Exec

IN what seemed more like a continuing saga of a customary purge every time a new boss comes in, no less than Transportation Secretary...

Displacement of Local Farmers, IPs

THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT made by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regarding the Masungi stand-off is with all certainty a welcome development...

Crucial Collaboration For Climate Change

'The tough test indeed lies in infecting a great number of the 110-M population who are both contributors to and victims in the climate...

Wanting Reforms At The DA

'The government can halt this charade and say enough is enough as the interest of the people must take precedence over self-preservation and welfare...

Why Now is the Best Time to Invest in a Home in Visayas and Mindanao

The real estate market in Visayas and Mindanao is booming and is fueled by rapid urbanization, major infrastructure projects, and a growing demand for...

Elections Ph

IT’S ELECTIONS SEASON for Filipinos this first half of 2025. While most of the voters believe that their one vote can make a difference...

Not All Smugglers Are Traders; Not All Traders Are Smugglers

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not...

Irish Josephine Bracken reunites with Jose Rizal 

WHAT could be sweeter than the fulfillment of a broken vow? In what appears to be more like a "déjà vu," the abruptly-cut romance...

Crucial Electoral Management

The fundamental principle that sovereignty resides in the people has eroded over the past 50 years, largely due to persistent controversies surrounding the agency...

ICC ARREST IRREVERSIBLE

FOLLOWING THE ARREST of former President Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC), many must be wondering whether or not the Philippine government...

PURGING THE MESSENGERS

SINCE TAKING OVER the country’s top elective post in 2022, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. can’t seem to find the perfect fit for the Presidential...

Was There A ‘Design Flaw’ In The Construction Of The Isabela Bridge? 

The popular children's nursery rhyme goes: "London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady. Off to prison you must go, You...