[OPINION] Lest we forget, the Supreme Court is a human institution
There is no room for comparison between the impeachment of the late chief justice Renato Corona and the ousting of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The two magistrates’ cases both involved...
View Article[OPINION] Should we keep our mouths shut? Supreme Court should clarify sub...
The Supreme Court (SC), in its recent decision in the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, took exception in the way the Chief Justice had discussed the merits of the case...
View Article[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Geopolitics, Duterte-style
China is – and will be – his savior, said President Rodrigo Duterte. “We will not allow you to be taken from your office,” Duterte quoted Chinese president Xi Jinping as supposedly telling him. “We...
View Article[OPINION] On the South China Sea: Let us help our President
"China lands bombers on SCS isles" were the headlines that greeted us yesterdayThese landings took place in a reclaimed feature on the Paracel Islands, which is within our neighborhood, bringing full...
View Article[OPINION] One hour at a time
This is the winning piece of the author at the English Speaking Union's (ESU) International Public Speaking Competition in London.I had just one hour. One hour was all I needed to recreate my memories...
View ArticleThe working boy Tito, Department of Tulfos, gown ni Meghan, at iba pang butil...
Unless nakatira ka sa kuwebang walang cable, wi-fi signal, at mabagal na unli-data, alam kong alam mo nang Senate president na si Tito Sotto. Parang kailan lang noong napanood mo ang Working Boys at...
View Article[OPINION] How Duterte endangers your retirement
With each passing day, President Duterte’s incapacity to make sound economic policies becomes more and more apparent.Back in January 2017, at Duterte’s behest and in partial fulfillment of his...
View Article[OPINION] Who’s afraid of Citizen Jake?
Mike de Leon’s much-awaited film, Citizen Jake, screens in cinemas nationwide beginning Tuesday, May 23. His comeback film after an 18-year hiatus sparked much excitement from cineastes to political...
View ArticleBasagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: The economics of TRAIN law, inflation and...
MANILA, Philippines – Economics PhD student JC Punongbayan with historian Leloy Claudio deconstructs complex macroeconomic concepts using simple language in this explainer on the Tax Reform Law,...
View Article[OPINION | Newspoint] Robredo and Rodrigo
Leni Robredo has good political instincts, not the instincts for posturing and compromise that get votes but the instincts for righteous and reformist leadership that could save lost nations like...
View Article[OPINION] 100 days for Mahathir's media reform
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad started the rot in Malaysian media, among other things.Under the premierships of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Abdul Razak, press freedom hit rock bottom. At age...
View Article[OPINION] Women and violent extremism
This opinion piece is part of the Silver Lining Series written by members of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), an organization of liberal and democratic parties in Asia, to celebrate...
View Article[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Zero tolerance ni Duterte sa korupsiyon, naging...
Flashback. "Hindi ako mangangako ng paraiso, pero sisikapin kong itigil ang korupsiyon." 'Yan ang sumpa si President Duterte noong kumakandidato pa siya. "Sa loob ng 3 hanggang 6 na buwan, magwawakas...
View Article[OPINION] Through gunshots and fire, I survived
May 23, 2017 was supposed to be a special day for our family.We started the day in high spirits and non-stop congratulatory cheers as my sister Hanna was graduating in high school with honors. She was...
View Article[OPINION | Dash of SAS] Walking and fighting for divorce in the Philippines
About 80 of them gathered at the University of the Philippines Sunken Garden last Sunday, May 27, to make a point, to make a stand, and make their voices heard. One flew in from the Middle East,...
View Article[OPINION] Sea change for small-scale fishers
Along the shores of Tañon Strait, in the municipality of Amlan in Negros Oriental, coastal fishers used to compete with commercial boats that regularly raided their waters and depleted their fisheries....
View Article[OPINION] Why the clamor for higher wages is justified
The conversation on wages is once again in the headlines. Labor groups are demanding for a national minimum wage of P800, way above the current regional rates that range from P255 to P512. (READ: Labor...
View ArticleMr. Calida, read the rules!
The conflict of interest is as clear as day. But Solicitor General Jose Calida and his defenders in Malacañang want us to believe that there is none. Zero. Please don't take us for fools. Here are the...
View Article[OPINION] Bar Bulletin No. 26: Has the Supreme Court unintentionally...
The Bar Notice issued by the Supreme Court through Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin, the chairman of the 2017 Bar Examinations, is interesting. It states relevantly that acts “undermin[ing] the safe...
View Article[OPINION] It’s time for the Philippines to decriminalize abortion
Last May 25, in a historic referendum, Ireland paved the way to increase access to abortion. The Irish citizens who voted to repeal the 8th amendment to the Constitution providing equal protection to...
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