[Inside the Newsroom] The struggle with declaring #WalangPasok

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s new executive order seems to be an EO that Malacañang itself badly needs, after a string of blanket class suspensions

LET THERE BE MORE LIGHT

Don’t travel on advance parole!

The Board of Immigration Appeals recently ruled that a person who departs the US on advance parole could trigger the 3/10-year bar and may not be able to return for a decade.

Weeding out fake PWDs

HOW many times have we looked askance at young persons — from all appearances physically fit — standing in line at a counter reserved for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs)? What possible disabilities…

A strong economy secures the West Philippine Sea

Civil society this week called on the Philippines to strengthen its economy rather than compromise its sovereignty to appease China and ease tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

A glorious day for democracy

SIF you have been living in a cave for the last few years, here is a reminder from American political scientists: the Democratic Party is a normal party in a democratic system of government, despite its many flaws; but…

Prioritizing the needs of the 93% over the 1%

Early this week, the United States had an election for its Senate, House of Representatives and other local officials.

The discussion I did not want to have

IN my previous column on Thursday (“Another dead-end solution to the plastic crisis,” Nov. 5), I said I did not intend to write about the remarkable results of the United States midterm elections — the returns from…

Health care for all, plus a fond farewell

I’ve been feeling the weight of despair and frustration over the past couple of months because of the fallout from the massive looting of flood control funds.

No read, no write

I REMEMBER growing up in a household that had time for everything: to play with other kids in the neighborhood, to do household chores. But we were never to be caught by our parents just lingering around the house…

As the world watched, we continue to move forward with our alliance

The world watched as Americans went to the polls in their midterm elections. As a longstanding treaty ally and friend, the Philippines’ interest goes beyond the political fortunes of either party.

Does God want us to make peace with China?

BEFORE the headline topic, a quick take on the pledge by some senators to banish from the 2027 national budget bill the pork-barrel insertions made by the House of Representatives. Will the Senate actually do this? Both…

EDITORIAL — A continuing shortage

Filipinos know only too well that the country is suffering from an acute shortage of health professionals.

Taking a stand against Zameco II for electricity consumers

THE rising cost of living and survival for hundreds of thousands of Filipinos is most easily seen in the huge increase in food prices and the electricity bills they receive every month. The Power for People Coalition…

Public service

IF you ask job applicants, whether for public office or in the private sector, on what their motivations were, the answer is always “to get an employment” that will earn them salaries and benefits. The motivation to…

China and the erosion of our national patrimony

A CRITIC once accosted me and accused me of being pro-America, of being a United States lackey working to subvert China’s national interests. He was actually mistaken. I am neither pro-US nor anti-China, only a firm…

Is the US’ guarantee good? The world watches, questions

SAUDI Arabia and Ukraine offer crucial case studies, as well as lessons, for the Department of National Defense (DND) and for Philippine government geopolitical strategy. They clearly show how quickly major-power…