Editorial
Freedom of Information: Exemptions and delays
WHEN President Duterte issued his executive order (EO) on Freedom of Information (FOI) covering all offices of the Executive department...
Read moreOur RM awardee
OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio Morales joins today the honor roll of recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, cited for distinction in...
Read moreAnarchy and the rule of law
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno of the Supreme Court spelled out the role of the judiciary in our democratic government...
Read morePeace hopes high as Oslo talks begin
A comprehensive peace agreement is still some months away but the talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic...
Read moreSenate inquiry should help hold back excesses
DURING the two-day inquiry led by the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa,...
Read moreAnother beheading in Sulu
AMONG the many peace and order problems facing the country today, the one posed by the Abu Sayyaf continues to...
Read moreMore than a tax measure
A NEW tax bill has been filed in Congress proposing to include in RA 8424, the National Internal Revenue Code...
Read moreSpecific budget items, not lump sums
THE Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) in 2013, followed by the Disbursement Acceleration...
Read moreBuilding on a strong 2nd-quarter 7% GDP
THE good news is that the Philippine economy, as measured by Gross Development Product (GDP), grew by 7 percent in...
Read moreNinoy’s death anniversary
WHILE the nation debated on whether the remains of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos should be interred at the Libingan...
Read moreHuman rights in the anti-drugs campaign
THE Senate opens today an inquiry into the ongoing anti-drugs campaign of the Duterte administration which has already resulted in...
Read moreContractualization: Action needed on concerns of both labor, management
THE issue of labor contractualization figured prominently in the last election campaign with all the presidential candidates endorsing the move...
Read moreWe must start now
THE Philippine campaign in the Rio Olympics comes to an end today when the last of the 13 Philippine athletes...
Read moreReview of P62-B dole-out program needed
THE Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) started as a P9-billion aid program to help the poorest families in the country, adapted...
Read moreNDF peace talks back on track
EIGHTEEN detained peace consultants of the National Democratic Front (NDF) have been granted bail to enable them to join the...
Read moreSave our rain water, use it for nat’l dev’t
AT the height of the rains last Sunday, with many areas flooded, a big part of Metro Manila found itself...
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