Editorial

Disinformation has become a bane of the Digital Age, with perpetrators smearing reputations, destabilizing governments and bullying people. Apart from the use of digital technology, however, disinformation can be spread directly by people who allow themselves to be used for providing false information, whether orally or through signed statements. In …

The government’s plan to accelerate infrastructure spending in the second half of 2026 is a welcome development after public construction lagged in the aftermath of last year’s flood-control corruption scandal. The Marcos Jr. administration has programmed ₱741 billion for its overall infrastructure program in the second half, ₱209.5 billion more …

As the House of Representatives begins deliberations on the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, lawmakers face a test that goes beyond balancing appropriations, especially in the wake of the flood control projects scandal and the flooding we have been experiencing in succession. Can Congress ensure now that every peso …

The nation marks the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. today while waiting for accountability in the corruption scandal that has erupted over flood control projects and the crafting of the national budget. Even after Ninoy Aquino’s widow Corazon and later their only son Noynoy served as …

SC was clear about it. Man was not convicted because he only broke a promise to marry. Guy backed out of marrying his pregnant GF. The Supreme Court (SC) upheld his conviction. Nine years, four months max. A miserable marriage starts looking like the lighter sentence. SC didn’t say breaking …

The massive flooding that paralyzed Metro Manila on Monday, Aug. 17, should force the government to confront the issue head-on. After decades of flood-control spending, why are our cities still so easily overwhelmed by rain? The answer cannot simply be another multibillion-peso flood control project. It must include a fundamental …

The deadly shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University on Aug. 18 should not be treated as just another case of campus-security failure. It should serve as a warning that the government must confront school violence on two fronts: keeping weapons and threats out of campuses, and teaching young people how …

Despite repeated opposition from the Department of Education, schools are again serving as evacuation centers amid the continuing heavy rainfall and massive flooding. The government appears set to finally address the problem. Under the P7.2-trillion national budget proposed for 2027, P3.06 billion has been allocated for evacuation centers across the …

With modern engineering, bridges have been built over rivers and seas without the structures sinking into the bottom with normal use. So it shouldn’t take rocket science to build flood control infrastructure that can actually withstand flooding. With billions in public funds spent on dikes, slope protection and other structural …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has raised a concern that deserves far more than passing attention: the growing influence of social media and online personalities, including politicians, on children and young people. Speaking before the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) in Malacañang, the President warned about children’s exposure to …