News Reflection: Alan Peter Cayetano doesn’t spread gossip

The self-confessed 'ambassador of Christ' knows his credibility is on the line

Ang tunay na collateral damage sa umano’y undisclosed wealth ni Sara Duterte

Napakalaki ng P817 million in undeclared assets — it boggles the mind — hindi na ito clerical oversight

EDITORIAL CARTOON

[Newspoint] A running commentary

The defense in Sara Duterte’s trial is succeeding in dragging it out by playing to the vulnerabilities of a court apparently afraid to be seen as less than fair. Understandably, a court composed mostly of members of the…

RAT RACE

Saudi-Houthi conflict in a ‘no peace, no war’ stalemate

THE full-scale fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels in Yemen has for the moment taken the focus away from the bigger war between the United States and Iran. Last week, a Houthi missile attack on Riyadh’s…

No progress for ProGress

Now in the last 20 months of his term of office, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) has been obviously all over the place here and abroad. While he chalked up to 47 foreign travels in the past four years…

Confidentiality and the impeachment court

THE Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, is a constitutional instrumentality sui generis, it has often been declared. In what its peculiar character consists is more difficult to point out. Nixon v. United States…

Notes on Cesar Virata (1930-2026)

For a personality so closely associated with the Marcos regime, it was inevitable that the obituaries following the passing last week of former prime minister Cesar Virata would reflect a broad range of opinion.

Air quality monitoring is not being maximized

ACCORDING to the World Health Organization, air pollution is the “single biggest environmental threat to human health.” Particle pollution exposure, says the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Usepa), can…

A little conversation, a lot more action

I have spent much of my professional career in meeting rooms, having serious conversations that sometimes seem to move at a pace slower than I would have liked. It’s tiring work, if we’re all to be honest about it, but…

Are Marcos’ minions in Congress plotting to amend the Constitution?

THE controversy over whether the Senate can reduce the votes required to convict an impeached official from 16 to 14 raises a question far more consequential than the fate of Vice President Sara Duterte. If senators can…

Noise cancelling

When I learned that my friend was watching an F1 race event, I did not want an autographed t-shirt from a driver or the usual team t-shirt that people bring home as souvenirs.

AUS, USA or CAN? Overseas education option

STUDYING abroad is an option to pursue higher-quality education not available locally, to gain globally recognized credentials, open pathways to international careers — and migration. While there may be comparable…

Isolation or empowerment?

A five-year-old girl I know got her first real cellphone when she was just three years old.

Quo haec patria tendit?

“WHERE is the country going” is the meaning of the above Latin sentence, Quo haec patria tendit. That seems to be the question of every Filipino citizen watching the gravely disconcerting political development unfolding…

EDITORIAL — Active aging

With the country’s fertility rate falling to a record low 1.7 children per woman, as announced in April this year by the Philippine Statistics Authority, the government should focus attention on helping extend the…

UST activist suspensions: Testing the boundaries of academic freedom and student rights

THE University of Santo Tomas suspended four student activists after they faced disciplinary complaints following a confrontation with military personnel at a Philippine Air Force (PAF) exhibit on campus on April 21…

Why the US-China trade truce matters

NEW YORK — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington in September produced no major new agreement. But it did result in an extension of the trade truce that Xi and US President Donald Trump struck in…

US sanctions: A ‘test of resilience’ for ICC

DONALD Trump’s US administration has announced sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court that threaten to cripple its operations and spark fresh transatlantic tension. AFP breaks down the likely impact of…