Editor's Pick

ICC allows unnamed person to visit Duterte

Escudero to preside over Sara’s impeachment trial

Public office reduced as social stigma

Commentary

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By Antonio J. Montalvan II

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Jun 6, 2026

Kapit-tuko is a term notoriously used in Tagalog culture. To “hold on like a gecko” carries a social stigma of being overly clingy out of despair, in the process manipulating things just to hold on to a person or position.

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The Senate resumes work minus Senate President

Senate Serye Episode One: Script reveal, chaos, and civil society

Commentary

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By Katrina Stuart Santiago

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May 31, 2026

This is the first time in a long long time that those of us on the side of democracy and justice have been on the same page. Fully, on that one page, no ifs and buts, no bickering among ourselves, foregoing — at least for now — where we stand across the political divides. Finally, we have decided that this side, this one side, is the side we are on...The goal is to stay on it, and keep at it. And find a common candidate for 2028. We start by keeping track of this serye.

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FACT CHECK Online Posts

FACT CHECK: Old news report used to MISLEAD that Duterte is missing from ICC custody

A video circulating online is claiming that former president Rodrigo Duterte has gone missing from the custody of the International Criminal Court. This is misleading.

Arts & Culture

Visions of mermaids and tangos in a bar

There was at first a slight confusion over the name of the jazz bar where the event “Mermaids and Tangos” would be held. The numerals 78-45-33 served as the bar’s name. After some thinking, eureka! Those numbers refer to the formats of vinyl records—their revolutions per minute or RPM, depending on the record’s size (75, 45 or 33).

Commentary

Who is the NPA enabler (daw)?

At the very least, the red tag of Risa Hontiveros is insane. There never has been any judicial or official evidence that connects Hontiveros with the CPP or the NPA. Those who study the phenomenon of political spectra in fact see her as consistently aligned with center right and administration policies rather than the political left.