[Be The Good] Does your community want a chat room on Muni?

We need more people leaving the 'old' enshittified internet, and choosing better alternatives

[Rear View] DDS senators have the numbers to acquit. Why aren’t they cheering?

The Senate minority's survival now depends on the Ombudsman, the justice department, The Hague, and the Supreme Court

OPINION: Ask Atty. Gaby: Illegal racing

Ano ang maaaring pananagutan sa batas ng mga tricycle driver na nahuling nag-i-illegal racing at nag-e-exhibition sa public road?

NEEDS SHARPENING

Sa tamang panahon: How contraception unlocks more choices for young Filipinos

Sa tamang panahon (when the time is right).

DICT needs a serious housecleaning

LET’S not mince words: Everyone who is responsible for the leadership and management of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), and its two main line agencies, the National Telecommunications…

Amend the EPIRA now

The Manila Electric Co. is reportedly seeking the go-signal from the Energy Regulatory Commission to allow the power utility giant to implement the next round of refunds to its customers. In its application to the ERC…

The One-China Principle brooks no challenge

AROUND the time of the United Nations General Assembly in recent years, the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces seized the opportunity to clamor about so-called "Taiwan's participation in the United Nations". And…

BSKE postponement: Evil scheme of political dynasts

Corruption starts at the barangay level. Examples:

On what ground — recourse to the Supreme Court?

RECOURSE to judicial power is proper only when there is a controversy over rights that are legally due and demandable. The qualifier “legally” circumscribes the disputes that the Supreme Court — or any court, really…

Our children, gun control and social media access

Three school shootings in three months.

A world roiled by... diesel

TO borrow a sports metaphor, the government’s decision to lift its idiotic freeze on land transport fares was a “Hail Mary” pass that saved most modes of land transport — jeepneys, provincial and city buses, etc. — from…

Mark the date: Dec. 7, 2026

Almost every time someone I know is scheduled for surgery, delivery or is in a medical emergency, chances are family members will soon be making an online appeal for blood.

The Discord block and creeping digital authoritarianism

WAS the blocking of Discord justified? The government’s answer came in Latin. Defending the block, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) invoked “parens patriae,” the doctrine of the State’s…

Cash houses

Perhaps because Father Flavie Villanueva found him deserving of being heard, dismissed policeman Rodulfo Gracioso may face less skepticism about his story of grand thievery allegedly involving Vice President Sara…

Lessons beyond redemption song

BRUSSELS — A recent working trip to Jamaica gave me the chance to look beyond the postcard image of this Caribbean island — the reggae, the beaches, the jerk chicken and, of course, Bob Marley. At the Bob Marley Museum…

EDITORIAL - Close / open

Less than a day after banning access to Discord, the Department of Information and Communications Technology lifted it, with Secretary Henry Aguda and the DICT’s Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center…

The day America could no longer police the world

First of four parts OUR Pax Silica series offered a glimpse of the new world. America is no longer merely policing an international order it largely created. It is assembling alliances, securing supply chains…

The day America could no longer police the worldThe day America could no longer police the world

First of four parts OUR Pax Silica series offered a glimpse of the new world. America is no longer merely policing an international order it largely created. It is assembling alliances, securing supply chains…

Digging deeper beyond habagat and El Niño

“HOW’s the weather today?” This is a common conversation topic in America. But here in the Philippines, we hardly seem to talk about it, unless there is a typhoon or heavy rainfall. Although the weather is usually the…

The charm of unprescribed urbanism

First of two parts WHEN visitors have a deeper appreciation of urbanism and architecture, I take them to the gritty parts of Manila and Escolta and the back streets of Makati, not the perfectly planned BGC and Rockwell…

The opposing forces reshaping global finance

SAN FRANCISCO, California —Two secular trends will shape finance in the years ahead. One is powered from the bottom up by transformative technological innovations, and the other from the top down by geoeconomic…

Will AI take the jobs of young Asians?

SEOUL — Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at a breathtaking pace, and so are fears about its impact on jobs, especially for young people entering the labor market. The tasks that generative AI can increasingly…