Diplomatic protests over WPS incidents
Critics argue that repeated diplomatic protests, while necessary, are nothing but empty gestures in the face of the ongoing violations.
Section
EDITORIAL
Daily Tribune editorials — the newspaper's official position on current issues.
Economic winter
The immediate need will be to put food on the table, with other expenses set aside which will be disastrous for retailers of items other…
Excuses load the guns
We do not have America’s gun culture, but neither are we immune to violence. What we do have are layers of friction.
Disastrous start
It was observed that one ill effect of airing the process or livestreaming is that it disrupts how it functions and delays proceedings, as…
Keep heat on
Critics remain unimpressed, saying President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent moves appear to be an attempt to deflect attention from what…
Anti-dynasty scam
Can Sandro Marcos and Speaker Bodjie Dy explain why a measure that guarantees legal loopholes bigger than its promise not anything but a…
Is the SEA Games still worth it?
The SEA Games are not really the yardstick, as the undue advantage given to the host country undermines the objectives of the other…
Dots connected
‘If it will come from the budget, the taxpayers will be reimbursing PhilHealth for the funds that were seized.’
Poison pill
Nearly four decades after the Constitution was passed, no enabling law materialized, allowing dynasties to flourish unchecked.
U.S. commitment to MDT: Still ironclad?
The NSS’s narrow focus on China, while skipping over broader regional threats, reinforces the impression that Washington wants…
Sick man, indeed
Brazen corruption, the kind that lets a politician smile while raping the national budget slated for development, education, health and…
Bad budget doing encore
Across the 2023, 2024, 2025 budgets, cuts in the NEP totaled P1.5 trillion, which were reallocated elsewhere.
Retired logic
The SSS must’ve thought contributors are in the business of wiping the entire country’s behind.
Big fishes are still splashing around
The controversy over the misuse of government funds is among the reasons the nation is failing to reach its full potential.
Banning Filipino youth from social media: Doable?
There is no denying the abuse that youngsters — people in general — are exposed to online, but imposing strict age restrictions on social…
Vicious debt cycle upon us
Net debt inflows averaged $15 billion a year for 2023 and 2024.
Budget thieves all over gov’t
The Constitution has no provisions that contemplate the UA; thus, the justice said the SC is duty-bound to nullify it.
A generation silently exiting
From 4,400 HIV cases in 2010, the Philippines faced nearly 29,600 new infections in 2024, a jump of 550 percent.