COMMENTARY:The disaster ignites political fires in ASEAN, disrupting its ‘we are family’ tune. Singapore invokes the law, Malaysia uses the ‘pak’ to ‘pak’ approach.

COMMENTARY:Why is Risa Hontiveros the pet peeve of DDS attackers? Because she is a fearless Duterte critic – even when face to face with Rodrigo in the Senate.

The Supreme Court’s latest ruling on Unprogrammed Appropriations is an important step toward restoring discipline and accountability in the national budget. It does not abolish UA. But it makes clear that this budgetary device cannot be used to circumvent constitutional limits or give the Executive virtually unrestricted discretion over public spending.