[Inside the Newsroom] China’s envoy: Sounds like a threat, walks like a threat

The reality on the ground and at sea is that a 'peace-loving' China can still inflict harm — economically and physically

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Trump attacks birthright citizenship (again)

On Aug. 6, 2026, Pres. Donald Trump signed two executive orders, seeking to limit birthright/automatic citizenship for children born in the US, after the US Supreme Court struck down a previous executive order on…

Demolition job

WHEN video footage and images surfaced earlier this month showing Sen. Jinggoy Estrada’s Senate office stripped bare before its turnover to incoming Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III, the initial sense of…

A snappy salute

Congratulations to the Philippine Coast Guard on its 125th founding anniversary.

An impeachment witness with zero ambiguity

WITH clockwork precision, a poll showing Vice President Sara Duterte as the leading choice for president popped out of the murky depths of statistical mumbo jumbo. This occurs whenever the Duterte princeling is in deep…

Marcos must send China’s troll ambassador packing

An “easy win.”

Trump’s desperately idiotic diesel deal

LAST week, America’s Dollar Store Dictator Donald Trump triumphantly announced that he had unilaterally suspended some United States sanctions on Russia to allow the latter to export diesel fuel. The implication was…

Nobel Prize winners in Economics & the Philippines

The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences is one of the most prestigious international recognitions given to individuals who have significantly advanced the understanding of economic problems and their solutions.

The biggest loser

AS the panel of prosecutors rested its case, the nation was looking forward to the defense panel presenting its own witnesses and pieces of evidence to secure a verdict of acquittal for Vice President Sara Duterte. That…

Ayala bets big on Phl

Ayala Corp., the country’s oldest conglomerate, can look forward to what may be a historic week for the company – the public listing of GCash operator Mynt on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

We’ll be so sorry giving Caesar what is God’s

“WE are the Lord’s, and we must not be slaves to any earthly power.” That admonition is from Pope Francis’ 2023 reflection on Mass readings for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, celebrated on Oct. 18 this year. The Holy…

Clark International Airport: Fast becoming a major cargo hub

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attended the grand opening of the expanded UPS hub at Clark International Airport, which emphasizes and underscores an opportunity that deserves greater national attention.

We’ll be so sorry giving Caesar what is God’s

“WE are the Lord’s, and we must not be slaves to any earthly power.” That admonition is from Pope Francis’ 2023 reflection on Mass readings for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, celebrated on Oct. 18 this year. The Holy…

EDITORIAL - Pinoy narcos

The huge proceeds from the illegal drug trade are well known, attracting players who are ready to kill and be killed over the money.

The power of the internet for the good and bad

ON June 22, 2026, something shocking shattered the peace at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City. At around 9:13 a.m. that day, two young boys, ages 14 and 15, opened fire on campus. The horrifying attack…

Why Mindanao matters beyond 2028

FOR decades, Mindanao has been touted as the land of promise, with its abundant natural resources, available land, favorable climate, and pool of human migrants. Its six regions cover 97,530 square kilometers and a…

97% in Mindanao, 52% nationwide: An analysis of Sara Duterte’s numbers

PULSE Asia’s latest presidential preference survey puts Vice President Sara Duterte at 50 percent in its broad candidate-list question. In the narrower scenarios it tested, two- and three-candidate fields that may be a…

Trump’s misguided war against effective altruism

MELBOURNE, Australia — “Americanism, not effective altruism.” That’s a new slogan launched on X by the United States Department of “War,” the words running across an image of President Donald Trump saluting. Above the…