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When debt quietly eats the budget
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By Florencio “Butch” Abad
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Jan 9, 2026
The debt is no longer just growing. It is quietly eating the budget—and with it, our room to choose our future. And that is precisely why the Supreme Court’s pending rulings on the legality of recent budget practices matter—not only for constitutional order, but for the country’s long-term fiscal survival.
A blank check against the Constitution: Why unprogrammed appropriations must fall
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By Florencio “Butch” Abad
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Jan 8, 2026
The Supreme Court must act decisively—to restore fiscal discipline, transparency, and accountability, and to uphold the integrity of the budget process. At stake is not merely a budgetary device, but the Constitution’s clear command on who controls the nation’s purse—and in whose name public money is spent.
The fall of Maduro
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By Jose Antonio Custodio
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Jan 7, 2026
In modern post- war history, the U.S. has won battles but has frequently lost the peace. This happened in Vietnam, Iraq, and in Afghanistan. It remains to be seen if history will repeat itself in Venezuela, and from the looks of it, the situation does not look promising for the Americans and is more complicated and convoluted than they make it appear.
A dangerous precedent in Venezuela, and why Filipinos should care
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By Ellen Tordesillas
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Jan 5, 2026
If the Trump government gets away unsanctioned for the Jan. 3 attack of an independent country and the abduction of a sitting president, despicable he maybe, it would encourage country-bullies to do the same.
On shaky ground: The PH-US alliance during the Trump regime
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By Jose Antonio Custodio
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Jan 2, 2026
The Philippines should strengthen multilateral defense activities with like-minded countries because one never knows when the greatest deal maker in the world might just agree to something with China that sells the Philippines down the river.
FACT CHECK: Photo of world leaders calling for Duterte’s release is a SPOOF
A post circulating on Facebook claims that world leaders gathered in The Hague to demand the release of detained former president Rodrigo Duterte. This is satire.
On its 100th year, the Manila Symphony Orchestra needs government support
MSO Executive Director Jeffrey Solares hopes that in the coming years the government will finally lend its support to the orchestra. “The letters are in their archives,” he said, referring to the MSO’s unanswered messages to the government asking for help and sent as far back as the 1950s.
When confusion undermines accountability
In cases of this scale, attempts to muddy the record are not incidental. They are a predictable response by those with the most to lose. Confusion over affidavits, timelines and sworn statements can slow investigations, weaken cases and erode public confidence long before any issue reaches a courtroom.
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