Cartoon by Agilis Capon The sweetest promises often demand the highest price. Pax Silica enters the Philippines carrying the words every developing country wants to hear – more foreign investment, …Read More…

The brightest stars are not always born in peaceful skies.Sometimes, they emerge after surviving tempests no one else ever saw. Among the ten exceptional candidates who stood beneath the glaring …Read More…

Nakakapagod nang aminin, pero minsan parang hindi na gobyerno ang sentro ng pamahalaan ng Pilipinas kundi isang teleseryeng pumapatok sa entertainment. Kada hearing may bagong drama, linyang mala-komedya, at eksenang …Read More…

Misogyny has always had a peculiar sense of humor. It often arrives disguised as a joke, followed quickly by the familiar line: “Relax, it was just a joke.” For generations, …Read More…

Elections are supposed to be noisy. Messy. Full of ambition and disagreement. They are meant to invite debate, demand persuasion, and force candidates to earn public trust. What we have …Read More…

It is January 2026, and my TikTok FYP and Facebook feed feel unsettlingly familiar. I scroll, and there it is again, the same debate that flooded my timeline last March …Read More…

Isn’t it strange how those still getting their education are the ones who seem to possess the lessons that truly count—the courage to speak for the nation. Yet somehow, that …Read More…

When Congressman Bienvenido Abante Jr. refiled his so-called “Heterosexual Act” in 2025 under House Bill No. 3043, I couldn’t help but feel a strong sense of déjà vu. Just three …Read More…

While communities across the country are once again submerged in waist-deep floods, not just billions but trillions of pesos supposedly meant to keep them safe are vanishing into “ghost projects,” …Read More…

The commemoration of the EDSA People Power Revolution, touted as a ‘bloodless revolution’ for its peaceful ousting of the Marcos regime, is a glaring symbol of democracy and pivotal moment …Read More…