[Rappler’s Best] Who’s coming to town?

'The ASEAN Summit and Related Summits could not have come at a more unique moment for the world'

#CourageON: Why this climate activist still believes in COP31

For Joshua Villalobos, COP31 would be a success if it means more money flowing into the communities he works with, particularly for projects that provide renewable energy

OPINION: Ask Atty. Gaby: Dating House speaker, may personal assistant sa kulungan?!

Atty., diretsahan na po, ano ba ang sinasabi ng batas tungkol dito? Puwede nga bang mag-request ng personal aide kung may medical issue ang isang PDL? At kung may iregularidad, ano ang parusa?

[Rear View] A ‘pink wave’ in 2028? Not so fast

The pink movement needs to accept that the ground shifted in 2016, a shift affirmed in 2019 and 2022. It cannot wait for history to repeat itself, and should not plan for it.

[EDITORIAL] Lessons from the ‘blue wave’

Pragmatism over ideology, grassroots organizing, at economic and food stability ang nagpapanalo ng eleksiyon.

BAD INFLUENCE

[Newspoint] A decidedly weakened press

Libel has now re-emerged as an issue with the arrest last month of Philip Lustre Jr., columnist and author. The harassment doubtless bears the Duterte mark.

[New Rx] PhilHealth, telcos, and the business of surviving Super El Niño

Leverage PhilHealth credits to align private sector capabilities with public health needs. That can make community resilience against Super El Niño commercially viable and sustainable.

Undoubtedly the Phl’s pride

Surprise, surprise! Alex Eala springs us with her incredible wins in Hong Kong, and for the magnanimous acts she repeatedly did.

Normalization of the use of force a worrying trend

AS he nears the end of his nine-year tenure as United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres remains unwavering in warning the world against the normalization of the use of force. “The unlawful use of force is…

Narco-politics and crooks

The signs are disturbing, to say the least. But the seeming impunity with which tons of deadly shabu being smuggled into our country one after the other is giving us fears of resurging narco-politics in our midst.

Teodoro should go

DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. is a huge liability for this government that is already imploding, stuck in a downward spiral of allegations of corruption involving billions of pesos, incompetence in managing the…

Lessons from America

Like many liberals – heck, like most people with any sense of sanity and decency left in them – I rejoiced at the total repudiation of Donald Trump and his Republican Party in the Nov. 3 midterms. As one of millions of…

How do you solve a problem like China?

IN “The Sound of Music,” the Mother Abbess and her advisers could sing about dealing with Maria, their recalcitrant and headstrong novice. But tensions between the Philippines and China are so high at the moment; only…

Get people involved, and shared prosperity will follow

This is it. In a week, the region’s most important meetings will take place here in Manila: the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings.

The fall of the Philippines: An international concern

A DECADE ago, the Philippines was a country of hope and promise. But those days are now gone. Today, the country is coping with weakening growth, an accelerating cost-of-living crisis, entrenched inequality…

Makapili, collaborator, Red, traitor

The labels in today’s column heading are not mere “tags” or simple name calling. There was a time when people were hung, shot, beaten up, tortured or robbed of their life’s work and careers because of such labels.

Rethinking the suspension of classes: A call for clarity and accountability

THE recent issuance of Executive Order (EO) 130 marks a significant shift in how we manage class suspensions in our educational institutions. While it aims to empower local chief executives (LCEs) to make decisions…

BBM’s Supreme Court

President Marcos’ expected choice as the new chief justice has rekindled debates about the state of the Philippine judicial system.

A small irrigation project in Bohol reflects a larger problem

THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has a problem complying with laws, rules and regulations. Year after year, the Commission on Audit (COA) finds flaws and deficiencies in the agency’s bidding procedures…

EDITORIAL — Have we built back better?

This Nov. 8, the nation marked 13 years since Super Typhoon Yolanda devastated large swaths of Eastern Visayas, leaving about 6,300 people confirmed dead, over a thousand more missing and millions displaced.

Beware the lame-duck president, Donald

THE Democrats chased and captured the car driven by a lame-duck president. Now what? A president is called a “lame duck” when he or she is nearing the end of his or her term after a successor has been elected, after he…

Supreme Court under the microscope

AT no time in the history of this country has the Supreme Court been placed under close scrutiny by the Filipino people except in these perilous times. The highest tribunal of the land is appropriately known as the last…

The geothermal mirage: Who regulates the heat we lose?

THE Philippines has spent years talking about its geothermal potential. We discuss drilling, installed capacity, energy security and the transition to cleaner power. But another question deserves attention: How much of…

Jay Tarriela’s latest spin

REAR Adm. Jay Tarriela of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has become one of the prominent voices warning Filipinos about alleged Chinese influence. His latest statements on Chinese language schools raise a question…