Pyrrhic victory
An opinion piece examines a Supreme Court ruling that restored a missing Forbes-style? property entry in a decades-old bank asset dispute, allowing a defunct…
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SC raps app abuses
The Supreme Court ruled that a foreign tech firm's Manila-based manager was an employee despite being classified as a contractor, ordering compensation for…
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Five-star jail
A satirical column alleges that influential inmates at Metro Manila’s biggest jail receive special privileges, including personal aides, private cooking…
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Hold the money
A Supreme Court ruling has denied a realty firm’s claim for additional interest on funds frozen by the government for nearly two decades, holding that the…
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Blow jab
A satirical blind item hints at a local executive facing a potential political headache over an alleged altercation involving a young companion during a ball…
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Campuses feel squeeze
A listed Philippine school faces declining enrollment, rising debt pressure, and shrinking margins as students shift to state universities, affordable…
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Graceful exit?
‘An emissary visited the agency where he was posted. But many were against him because he was not familiar with the business.’
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Thick-skinned bench
A satirical opinion piece examines the Supreme Court’s dismissal of a contempt petition against a senator who sharply criticized its impeachment ruling,…
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Yolanda’s ledger
The Supreme Court has ruled on creditor claims and disputed security interests involving a Leyte fertilizer company whose plant was destroyed by Super Typhoon…
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Flimsy Plimsoll scam
The reader said the real question is further upstream. Why was this ship sailing with a permit in the first place?
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State aviation’s fishy deals
A concerned citizen urges President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to investigate alleged questionable government contracts, procurement irregularities and prolonged…
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Quiet one
A quiet dark horse may emerge in the race for the next Supreme Court chief justice as Palace watchers weigh potential candidates amid competing camps and…
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Watt’s the catch?
A Chinese technology giant, identified by industry sources as Huawei, reportedly gifted a new car and installed a high-powered battery charger at the home of…
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U-belt curse?
Nosy Tarsee examines reports of declining enrollment at a long-established university belt institution in Manila, as students shift to more affordable public…
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What made Palace go quiet?
A veteran journalist’s arrest on a cyberlibel complaint has sparked questions about press freedom, police procedures and the Philippine government’s response.…
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Fired abroad, flew home alone
A former government secretary was reportedly dismissed during a Philippine delegation’s Singapore trip, with the official allegedly sent home separately and…
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Brazen solon needs MAIFIP badly
A House committee chairman’s on-camera remark reminding Department of Health officials about the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated…
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