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Flawed budgetary legacy

Flawed budgetary legacy

Why did it take a Supreme Court ruling to bring this case the scrutiny it needed? Shouldn’t this level of transparency and diligence be the norm, not the…

A misguided pursuit

A misguided pursuit

Taxpayers are left questioning why their money funded a trial that now feels compromised, as the prosecution’s latest move raises more questions than answers…

IN PHOTOS | The Department of Education has partnered with the Department of Health, the Department of Interior and Local Government, and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation to expand access to free primary healthcare by organizing public schools into access points for the YAKAP School Health and Protection Program. Under the partnership signed by Education Secretary Sonny Angara, public schools will facilitate health screenings, registration, and referrals for learners, teachers, non-teaching staff, and their qualified dependents nationwide.

Yakap in school

For us parents, expanding healthcare services into educational environments would establish a supportive atmosphere where our children are nurtured both…

Aegis on Pag-Asa Island?

Aegis on Pag-Asa Island?

Reports, however, suggest a potential conflict of interest, particularly concerning Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro’s alleged connection to Aegis…

Litmus test

Litmus test

The two-thirds vote requirement is not just a procedural technicality; it is a constitutional principle meant to ensure that any conviction reflects…

Future ‘biological weapon’?

Future ‘biological weapon’?

Concerns have been quietly expressed that AFRIMS may be secretly gathering genetic data from the Philippines through its Free Vaccine program.

Pacquiao is not the solution

Pacquiao is not the solution

Pacquiao’s perspectives appear to fall short of the political insights and depth needed to tackle diverse and intricate issues such as poverty alleviation.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s and Vice President Sara Duterte

Political climate

History is filled with instances of former presidents being prosecuted and imprisoned when a hostile successor takes office. This is where the problem and fear…

SENATOR Francis Escudero

Trial of rare discourse

Livestreamed for public viewing, the trial sometimes turns into a display in which the principles of law seem to be overshadowed by dramatics.

After the deluge Streets turn into rivers and fences into trash traps as Metro Manila reels from days of relentless rain. Workers haul heaps of single-use plastic caught along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City, while residents in Valenzuela and Manila brave knee-deep floods. With the southwest monsoon showing no signs of letting up, the next three days promise more rain — and more hardship.

Drifting away

As my vehicle struggled through the waist-deep flood, I found myself stuck in traffic for two hours on Visayas Avenue in Quezon City with the water continuing…