Editorial

As a popular song goes, “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!” Along the main roads, there are pockets of traffic slowdown where local government unit personnel are putting up Christmas décor.  At the commercial centers, the fairy lights already twinkle above traffic-clogged streets.  Shopping malls are decked with …

If passports can be obtained through fraudulent means, it raises concerns about the ability to monitor and regulate the entry and exit of individuals. Senator Risa Hontiveros’ revelation that foreign nationals allegedly pay P500,000 in exchange for a Philippine passport is shocking, to say the least. Passports are not supposed …

Metro Manila’s single-ticketing system, officially launched in the City of San Juan on Nov. 15, 2023, is set to bring a more organized approach to traffic management in the National Capital Region (NCR). Following a successful pilot run in San Juan, as well as in Manila, Parañaque, Quezon City, Caloocan, …

Throughout history, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has often found itself at the bottom of the priority list, lagging in terms of economic growth, investments, infrastructure development, and even educational rankings among regions. This is bound to change soon as a transformative shift is imminent as this …

Israel’s battle to crush Gaza’s ruling Hamas militants will continue with ‘full force’. An astonishing development is the way the tables have been turned on Israel’s campaign to end terrorism in the Gaza Strip, to bring home 239 hostages, and to hold the Hamas terror organization accountable for the 7 …

Environmental protection is of paramount concern to the government. Apart from various laws and policies on the protection of the environment, the Supreme Court issued a continuing mandamus on Dec. 18, 2008, directing key government agencies “to clean up, rehabilitate, and preserve Manila Bay, and restore and maintain its waters …

“As global anti-Semitism intensifies, the relentless, disproportionate, and ritualistic condemnation of the world’s only Jewish state at the UN must not be allowed since the double standard damages the UN itself. The United Nations’ role in spreading global anti-Israel sentiment is the subject of an ongoing inquiry in Capitol Hill …

History serves as a vital connection to our roots as a nation, making us understand the intricacies of human experiences and reinforcing our shared humanity as a nation among others in a global context. During our formative years, the study of history is vital as it enables reflection on the …

Israel has compiled all the video recordings that the terrorists intended to glorify themselves with as evidence in criminal court actions that will come later. Corruption of the mind is the expertise of the terror group Hamas as its lies and deceptions are being swallowed hook, line and sinker by …

Israel pulled its troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip in 2005, and two years later, Hamas took power. The United Nations is falling hopelessly into the clutches of Hamas with its recent statements that establish suspicions that anti-Israel sentiment has taken over the multilateral organization. Hamas, which had mastered …