Editorial

Key to the ruling was that these illegal funds were ‘lump sum allocations to legislators from which they are able to fund specific projects which they themselves determine.’ A tighter scrutiny of the yearly budget by watchdogs, including independent groups, was among the direct results of the 2013 Supreme Court …

What is being demanded is that legislators apply the determination to match their enthusiasm in undertaking cha-cha. Congress must show its sincerity in the ongoing push for Charter change or cha-cha and emphasize the need for the process by cutting short or canceling their long Holy Week break. Congress will …

Are we not encouraging Friday sickness for both teachers and students? If so, that would be a waste of one school day. The haste by which the Department of Education, or DepEd, launched its Catch-up Fridays program can be deduced from the fact that the agency issued the memorandum rolling …

China said it had evidence the government was inciting ‘fisherfolk to carry out a long-term occupation and provocations in the South China Sea.’ China’s propaganda mill is now targeting the Armed Forces of the Philippines, saying it is recruiting fishermen as militias to monitor the activities of Chinese government vessels …

The Philippines can accede to Beijing’s call for friendly negotiations, but this should be based on equal terms and without impositions and impossible conditions. China has recoiled from the outcome of the successful official visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Australia where he spoke of the need for unity …

China’s reclamation moves and building of artificial islands in the WPS grew unabated. The Chinese never had it so good for all of the previous administration’s six years in office when President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s predecessor practically allowed them to do as they pleased, which mainly involved ignoring the …

Without the ulterior motive of the opportunists, amending the Constitution to allow flexibility in economic policies would be a logical move in a region of heightened competition. Foreign trade groups and the key economic agency, the National Economic and Development Authority or NEDA, are all for the tweaking of the …

There often emerges a thread of debate surrounding the adequacy of measures to address specific demographics’ needs. One such measure currently under scrutiny is the expanded Centenarian Law granting P10,000 to senior citizens every five years upon reaching 80 to 95, with an additional lump sum of P100,000 upon reaching …

A joint sitting of both houses of Parliament is a rare honor previously accorded to US Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Australia remains a steadfast ally, and in terms of proximity, it has the capability of being the first responder when trouble erupts. …

For Filipinos, it’s a badge of honor that’ll never lose its shine. A significant chapter in Philippine history seems to have been left off the holiday roster — the EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986. Back in 1986, Filipinos banded together like never before, crowding EDSA to give a thumbs-down …