Wanted: Guardians for the backbone of Luzon
The Sierra Madre cannot speak for itself, nor can it indefinitely absorb the double blow of violent typhoons, illicit soil-stripping, and…
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EDITORIAL
Daily Tribune editorials — the newspaper's official position on current issues.
Cakes, doles, disconnect
Like the supposed response of French aristocracy to a hungry populace, the criticism is that cash handouts highlight the disconnect between…
Monico’s truth bombs
If there is any redeeming grace to come out of the Senate inquiry, it is that the rot has been dragged into the sunlight.
Ayudanomics on steroids
Soft pork has fattened the proposed budget ahead of the 2028 elections, with select House members making the changes behind closed doors.
Trounced GOP won’t end war — or ASEAN’s nightmare
Start with what will not change. Congress has little say over how a president runs a war, and a Democratic House cannot rewrite foreign…
Stop insulting Pinoys to make ‘bida-bida’
Come to think of it, the current crop of supposed legal minds in the Cabinet is a disgrace.
We‘d rather be kapitan than President
Why would we require an exam for the President? He only runs the Philippines. Is that even in the Constitution?
Fat crocs devour budget
The House cut P130 billion from FAPs while retaining unprogrammed appropriations at the original P112 billion proposed in the NEP.
Happiness is not presidential
A President must never be seen enjoying anything. The President must work. His forehead must be permanently furrowed.
Plates go empty
Ordinary inflation can be likened to a bad cold as it makes life harder but it may be endured if the body is healthy.
Will Manila wilt when Godzilla roars?
The critical window for a climate response — October to December — is precisely when the impeachment case will be most intense and…
Law benders’ caper
Today the subject is a Vice President. Tomorrow it could be a businessperson, a judge, or a rival of whoever holds power.
That NCAP milking cow is back
A procedure for contesting is not due process when notices are delayed, addresses are outdated and penalties pile up before the owner…
Crisis at autopilot
When leaders declare an emergency, they borrow the trust of the public, which accepts extra powers on the understanding that they will be…
Technocrat question
We do not have to agree with everything Virata did, or excuse the political system he propped up, to recognize that government needs people…
Deja debt
Debt is not inherently dangerous when it builds something that generates more value than it costs. The danger comes when the money is…
Sustaining the momentum
A lot of young, emerging stars pulled off surprises when they climbed the medal podium, painting a very encouraging picture of the future…
Stranger things play out in House
The BARSc, under the House Committee on Appropriations, reviews proposed budget amendments and realignments, the stage where legislators’…