Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Our ‘heroes’ fund

"There must be a better way to treat our OFWs."   As I write this piece, more than 4,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are stranded in...

US spy planes: The monkey on our back

Little did the Philippines realize that its longtime and “traditional ally,” the United States of America, had all along been putting the safety of...

Meralco’s penalty is no penalty: ERC must do more

"The commission lacks active and long-term oversight." The recent decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission to impose a P19-million fine on the big distribution monopoly...

Making a killing

"Let the chips fall where they may, regardless of political color or affiliation." Corruption within the bureaucracy has been a scourge that all past presidents...

How the pandemic and power rates are interconnected

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and Manila Electric Co. have continued to thresh out problems concerning the shockingly high electricity consumption billings given to...

How Congress can work better

"Workshops would be a good idea." We live in troubled times, President Rodrigo Dutgerte said in his SONA opening statement. Among the most troubled were...

China’s agenda on the South China Sea dispute

The most troubling, confusing, complex, and disturbing geopolitical issue and problem today is the conflicting claims of some countries on the ownership of the...

The fourth of July

"It reverberates today."   The most poignant and profound lesson mankind has learned from the turbulent, yet epic and glorious world history is that all dictatorial,...

The Brawners in Marawi

The history of Marawi, the country’s only Islamic city, is inextricably linked to the career of two of AFP’s best men: Gen. Felix Brawner...

A license to kill

A little over five months from now, on December 30, the Philippines will mark two decades since the gruesome Rizal Day bombings that rocked...

Post-pandemic challenges

"Here are two issues we must closely watch and focus on." We don’t know how long this pandemic will pin us down and constantly make...

Secular obedience: The clergy and the laity

Every now and then, we are confronted by issues affecting secular institutions—and yet, among us from the laity, we have had as every now...

Democracy dies by a thousand cuts

"This is a case of accountability." When a Philippine court on June 15 convicted journalist Maria Ressa, executive editor of the online news site Rappler,...

We should not aim to return to normal

"Normal isn’t working. We need to build back better." The world before COVID-19 looks very attractive right now. In light of the disease, mass unemployment...
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