Editorial

For some time now, there has been talk about implementing measures to curb bullying and deadly violence in schools. Two months into the new school year, however, the measures are still awaited in many areas. This month in Balabagan, Lanao del Sur, a teenage senior high school student shot dead …

The GAA, as a general law, cannot amend the Sin Tax Law, a special edict that earmarks funds for PhilHealth. Calls are growing louder to identify and hold accountable the members of the bicameral conference committee who ordered the elimination of the P74-billion subsidy for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. …

In a move balancing adherence to the Constitution with pragmatic governance, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. recently affirmed his intent to sign into law the postponement of the Dec. 1, 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to November 2026. This shift is not only legally sound. It is also …

Doubling down on his “mahiya naman kayo” message to crooks in government and their cohorts in the private sector, President Marcos released yesterday a list of 15 private contractors that he said have cornered a fifth of all flood control projects nationwide since 2022. The projects amount to about P100 …

The Philippine national government’s debt-to-GDP ratio climbed to 63.1 percent by the end of the second quarter of 2025, marking the highest level in two decades. Just three months prior, the ratio had surged to 62 percent, already the sharpest rise since 2005. This escalation arrives at a moment when …

In 2023, the Supreme Court prohibited the extension of the terms of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials through an unduly prolonged postponement of the BSK elections. The Supreme Court allowed the BSKE to be held a year after the original schedule, but said this one-year extension would be added to …

Every August, the Philippines observes History Month — Buwan ng Kasaysayan — a time to reconnect with the long, complex, and often hard-fought journey of our nation. Declared under Proclamation No. 339, s. 2012, and signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III, History Month seeks to deepen historical awareness among …

It’s been nearly two weeks since President Marcos initiated a shame campaign against public officials and their accomplices in the private sector who have been pocketing funds meant for flood control projects. To this day it’s unclear who or which agency is conducting a probe. The Commission on Audit is …

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s official visit to India marks a significant milestone in Philippine foreign relations as it extends beyond traditional diplomacy and ventures boldly into a realm of strategic convergence shaped by trade, technology, and geopolitical alignment. The visit—his first to South Asia as Chief Executive—signals a mutual …

A tropical storm could intensify into a typhoon this Sunday or Monday, according to state meteorologists. Health experts are reminding the public about the dangers of exposure to contaminated floodwaters that may cause leptospirosis. In just the first five days of August, seven deaths attributed to leptospirosis have been recorded …