Tuesday, October 14, 2025

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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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Column

The X-Men In Our Midst

Tracy Cabrera -
I feel respected because not only does somebody think I have a brain, they make me use it, too. —From a retired senior citizen...
Entertainment

Breakthrough in Book Publishing

Boy Villasanta -
WRITING A BOOK — with a topic on the entertainment industry—has always been my pursuit since Day One of my movie reporting venture. Or even...
Feature

A Big Blunder

Rose de la Cruz -
The sales blitzes and gimmicks of  the Department of Agriculture and National Food Authority failed to dispose of the "aging" 300,000 tons rice in...
Editors' Pick

Subic Port As Starting Point

admin -
EIGHT years after the enactment of Republic Act 10863, or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act, the government’s bid to accelerate trade seemed moving...
Editors' Pick

Promoting Progress, Building the Future

admin -
WHEN the Congress drafted a legislative bill that would effectively allow government takeover of US military installations in the Philippines, the idea was merely...
Editors' Pick

The Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act Republic Act No. 12022 and Related Literature on The Anatomy of Smuggling

Bob Acebedo -
THE BOOK, A cutting-edge dissection of R.A. 12022, focuses on the seemingly interminable scourge of agricultural smuggling, hoarding, profiteering, and cartel activity that has...
Column

No Peace Without Justice

Boni Macaranas -
A crowd of almost two million, members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) gathered at the Luneta rallying for “peace”. It was purportedly organized...
Column

Rot In Jail

Fernan Angeles -
THE PHILIPPINE REVISED Penal Code embarks on jail terms for those who have messed up, as an approach primarily designed to reform people found...
Column

Biz Execs Still Worry About Nagging Corruption

Rose de la Cruz -
IN THE 4TH QUARTER 2024 survey of business executives, their top worry is still corruption, followed by education, the economy, ease of doing business...
Column

ABRAKADABRA

Bob Acebedo -
ABRAKADABRA…WHAT THE HECK! ‘Tis just a hoaxical, nonsensical word blurted out by magicians – or so we think. But, mind you, the word has a...
Editorial

Overlapping Mandate

Luchie Aclan Arguelles -
CITING the humongous cost of governance amid duplicity in functions among government agencies, a proposed legislative measure that was filed last year has emerged...
Feature

Never-Ending Cycle Of Trash 

Fernan Angeles -
METRO Manila’s rapid development is good, especially for adjoining provinces as it rolls economic activities that could no longer be accommodated in the densely...
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