This one is for newspaper humorists whom I wish I could sometimes be, for jokesters, TikTokers, and, sorry, for already irate Filipinos who do not need added vexations during this Christmas season.

Recent maneuvers to convene a constitutional convention (Con-con) have once again ignited the contentious national debate on Charter Change (Cha-cha). While proponents, including key allies of the ...

Retracing Rizal’s footsteps in Madrid yet again, I do so now imagining him in Madrid in 2025. Would he be posting on Facebook, Instagram, or X? Or would he prefer writing long-form on a blog or ...

The dust is still settling from the “Trillion Peso March” on Nov. 30, a demonstration of collective discontent across the nation. As the headlines fade and the crowds disperse, a disheartening ...

The practice of including unprogrammed appropriation (UA) in the National Expenditure Program, often modified and reflected in the General Appropriations Act (GAA), has been a feature of the budget ...

Greed and audacity in politics infuriate us. Many want to grab whatever they can get; they treat politics as a self-service store. Political culture is increasingly deteriorating, not only in the ...

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) needs to make public the list of “ghost” flood control projects inspected ...

The Supreme Court has delivered a slap in the faces of pork-obsessed lawmakers and economic managers by striking down their ...

Corruption has gone a long way since the presidency of the late Ferdinand Marcos Sr. when former first lady Imelda Marcos was ...

The Philippines faces its biggest corruption scandal in history—throwing the economy into a fit, scaring away investors, ...

Last week, I was one of the speakers at the very first Scholars Research Camp organized by the Department of Science and ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to cut its policy rate—which guides banks’ own lending rates—by ...