Lame duck in 2028
Whoever Marcos anoints will inherit the flood control scandal, the budget controversies, the economic contraction and the trust deficit.
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COMMENTARY
Columnists, editorials, guest essays, and letters — Daily Tribune Opinion.
Duterte succession problem
Pulong, if Baste becomes president, will you have to call him sir?
The trolls are not free speech
The people we go after are often among the wealthiest in the country, and they don’t only hire lawyers; they hire networks.
Growth for whom?
Too often, leaders point to glowing macroeconomic projections while ordinary citizens experience the economy rather differently.
Call it what it is
Stagflation is the toxic mix of stagnant output, rising joblessness and rising prices.
Ship flounders
Growth has largely slowed since the start of the Marcos Jr. administration, with five consecutive quarters of slowdown since late 2025,…
Tables, not apples
Enough with the tired defense, “Kahit anong gawin, may sasabihin.” Questioning how taxpayers' money is spent is not ingratitude. It is…
Shaky start
As opening moves go, this is hardly the confident start one might have expected, especially after weeks of preparation.
Window dressing poverty
We act like a host who borrows money to buy an expensive dining set to impress the neighbors, while the roof over our own children’s heads…
Random lessons Philippine realpolitik teaches
One might think he was the Naked Emperor, telling many unbelievable things, thereby passing off projects carried over from the last…
Yes, we (oro)can!
You cannot do a disservice to the people now and expect to be accommodated in 2028, when the tide begins to turn. Such a firm stance is the…
Eyesores, the poor ain’t
A vendor who loses a day’s income does not become less poor because a visiting leader fails to see him.
Marcos redux
What’s pathetic is the attempt to massage the numbers. Malacañang announced that a historic 9.7-percent poverty rate was achieved ahead of…
Chief Justice Zalameda
His appointment would certainly be welcomed by his colleagues and would not generate any case of imbroglio and dissension within the…
Culture of excellence
By the time CJ Zalameda retires, it will be a different world, with technology evolving rapidly every day.
Retirement by choice, not by calendar
In the absence of an applicable retirement agreement, an employee cannot be compelled to retire before reaching 65 without his explicit and…
Safe evacuation centers now: fully implement the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act
These conditions are particularly concerning because evacuation centers should not expose already vulnerable families to additional…
Reward pork busters
The proposal carries a reward system in which a successful prosecution entitles the petitioner to get a portion of recovered funds.
