Being first is usually a badge of honor. But in this case, it underscores a failure to anticipate, to prepare, and to act before a crisis turns to catastrophe.

27 March 2026 · 3 MIN READ

If this is what ‘fulfilled’ looks like, then I might as well be the best writer in the world.

19 March 2026 · 3 MIN READ

Filipinos might have felt the effects of this distant war less harshly if there were more foresight and if actions were swift.

13 March 2026 · 3 MIN READ

A title like ‘honorable’ should be earned, not freely given.

6 March 2026 · 3 MIN READ

Former Marines exposing alleged corruption in flood control projects—if true—would be exceptional.

5 March 2026 · 2 MIN READ

Forty years later, we are told we are free. But what does that freedom look like?

27 February 2026 · 3 MIN READ

This is where we see politics for what it has become — not public service, but a strategic game of survival, alliances and personal ambition.

19 February 2026 · 3 MIN READ

I sat at the dinner table across from her. In front of me was a plate of food. In front of her were stacks of report cards, transcripts of records, and a basic…

13 February 2026 · 1 MIN READ

Twenty years in the service and she is still manually computing and transcribing grades — work she had been doing long before I learned how to read and write.

12 February 2026 · 3 MIN READ

Until economic policy shows up in the palengke, not just in speeches, public dismay will keep growing.

5 February 2026 · 3 MIN READ