An inappropriate threat
The president’s threat to shut down the government if the Supreme Court rules against the 2025 General Appropriations Act is quite alarming. Such a response is not only inappropriate but also a dangerous precedent...
Brazen violation
The recent presence of the China Coast Guard just 93 nautical miles from the coast of Zambales is an open and brazen affront to Philippine sovereignty. Under UNCLOS, there is no question that the...
Investigate this matter
The reported anomaly in the 2025 national budget, with alleged blank amounts in some critical sections, must be acted upon immediately. This, if true, could only be a forewarning of more deliberate efforts toward...
Unrelenting Rains
Recently, Eastern Visayas has been battered by unrelenting rains with disastrous consequences to all facets of everyday life, agriculture, and infrastructure, submerging some communities under floodwaters. Though rain is essential to water-crop lifelines, these...
Political Disarray
The country is in the throes of political turmoil, now that the impeachment of the vice president has become a polarizing spectacle. Such an opportunistic and divisive move can only deepen the already fragile...
Counterfeit products
The alleged proliferation of counterfeit foods, beverages, and drugs has become common knowledge nowadays. Reports of fake rice, eggs, fruits, and even medications flooding markets worldwide, particularly in economically vulnerable countries like the Philippines,...