Editor's Pick

A blank check against the Constitution: Why unprogrammed appropriations must fall

Commentary

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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When accountability runs out of steam

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By Tita C. Valderama

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Dec 29, 2025

The numbers and assurances alone do not sustain credibility. What the public now demands is consistency, urgency and unmistakable political will. Without them, the promise of accountability risks dissolving into yet another anticlimax, another corruption scandal that begins with fire and ends in smoke.

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FACT CHECK Online Posts

FACT CHECK: Circulating Trump quotes on ‘releasing Duterte’ after Maduro arrest FAKE

Following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by the United States military, fabricated quotes of U.S. President Donald Trump supposedly promising to rescue former president Rodrigo Duterte from the detention facility of the International Criminal Court in The Hague have circulated online.

Arts & Culture

Ethnobotanist Leonard Co is honored with a lecture series launched in his name

Leonard Co: Ang utak, hindi lang ginagamit para mag-imbak ng impormasyon, kundi para pag-isipan ang mga bagay.

Commentary

Nicolás Maduro’s attempt at dynastic dictatorship

Maduro, to be sure, was a scoundrel. It is just a pity that his end came in the hands of another scoundrel. It could have been better under the rule of international law.