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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: The wonders of Wanda Teo
Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo wants us to believe that she did nothing wrong when her department shelled out P60 million in taxpayers’ money to government TV station PTV in the form of tourism ads. Her...
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[OPINION] The perils of quo warranto against Sereno
Everyone who has not been living under a rock is aware by now that all is not well in the highest court of the land.For every momentous event in this country, from coup attempts to crimes of plunder,...
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[OPINION] The persistence of blaming the poor
The issue is not Secretary Ben Diokno.You can blame him but he was of course not the first person to say it.That hard work is the panacea to poverty is a pervasive belief among many Filipinos. The...
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[OPINYON] Kapit, kapitan, kapit
May status ako sa Facebook noong Abril 18. Narito: Bago ko papasukin sa bakuran namin ang mangangampanyang kandidato para sa barangay elections, dahil teacher ako, magpapa-quiz muna ako sa kanila:...
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The options of Chief Justice Sereno
In the next few days, our constitutional system could find itself at a crossroad. Out of respect for the Supreme Court and its members, I will not speculate on the voting on the quo warranto case...
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[OPINION] Malacañang reaps fruits of tireless attacks on press freedom
Malacañang is now reaping the fruits of its tireless effort to curtail press freedom. True to his job, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque will again double down and cite this government’s adherence to...
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Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: Basic economic concepts that matter
MANILA, Philippines – Economics expert JC Punongbayan joins historian Leloy Claudio to walk us through intimidating economic concepts that are constantly at work in our world.Find out why a country...
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[OPINION] The problem with PNP’s drug test ‘dare’ for barangay candidates
Shortly after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) made public their controversial “drug list” of barangay officials, Philippine...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] A tale of two stinks
With the proper sensitivity, one will find that there's more than meets the nostrils to the scandal that surrounds the deal in which the Department of Tourism paid P60 million to the broadcast network...
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How my mom chose to say goodbye
My mom, Milagros Rosales Mendiola, silently battled lung cancer last year. She succeeded in hiding the true nature of her condition from her family until her illness became too apparent and required...
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[OPINION] Sereno ouster: Implications on accountability
The removal of Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno from office is a serious blow to accountability.Sereno has been one of those calling out the abuses of the Duterte government. In...
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[OPINION] Gising na, anak
Gising na, anak. Alam kong pagod na pagod ka na para lang mabigyan mo kami ng magandang buhay. Naplantsa ko na ang susuotin mo, kahit na alam kong magugusot din kaagad pagkatapos mong makipagsiksikan...
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Pera’t kapangyarihan: 5 bagay na ipinagkakatiwala natin sa mga halal sa barangay
(Salin ni Anj Heruela ng SalinCatCat ng “Funds and power: 5 things we entrust the barangay officials we elect,” mula sa orihinal na Ingles ni Miriam Grace A. Go na unang nalathala noong October 27,...
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[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: When the Supreme Court harms itself – and us
When the highest court of the land goes through two upheavals in a span of 6 years, we must worry and think this through beyond our angry hashtags. The Philippines has ousted two chief justices in two...
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[OPINION] Republic v. Sereno as a teachable moment
As we unpack the legal and policy implications of the Supreme Court decision in Republic v. Sereno, it is easy to fall into the trap of once again attacking the individual personalities and unfairly...
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[OPINION] A chance at deepening Filipino constitutionalism
The 1987 Constitution is the utmost symbol of Philippine democracy. It is generally seen as the product of Filipino people power. Hence, it was utterly disappointing that a Pulse Asia survey in July...
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[OPINION] On the ouster of Chief Justice: Sereno served with honor and...
I have always said that I was uncomfortable with the way Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was appointed to the Supreme Court. There are unwritten rules, and it does not matter how lofty a President's...
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[OPINION] What does Sereno’s ouster mean for the economy?
At the outset, this would seem an odd proposition. Events in the legal world hardly (if at all) manifest in the usual economic indicators like GDP, inflation, and unemployment. On the day of Maria...
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You're wired to thrive, not just to survive
The world can feel like it's on "survival mode" all the time. With all the craziness that we go through, we're left to believe that life's meaning is nothing more than to get by.Growing up, I was very...
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[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] A moral snowball
The Supreme Court coup that ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has provoked a civil militancy at once indignant and desperate.The closeness of the vote (8-6) lightens somewhat the feeling of...
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