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Slow progress and a jet full of drugs
by Iris Gonzales - October 13, 2026 - 12:00am
Ask Filipinos, especially minimum wage earners, about the skyrocketing cost of living in the country these days and you will surely get the same answer – if only there was some kind of relief.
More Filipinos can’t pay their utangs
by Iris Gonzales - October 11, 2026 - 12:00am
Remember when you could get a credit card at the mall faster than you could finish admiring a mannequin’s outfit in a store window?
‘Standard practice’
by Iris Gonzales - October 8, 2026 - 12:00am
A lot of the troubles plaguing our country today stem from a deeply entrenched set of disturbing practices – passed on from one administration to another, from one generation to the next, from boss to boss...
Super El Niño, super trouble
by Iris Gonzales - October 6, 2026 - 12:00am
The thermometer reads 30 degrees Celsius as I write this but it feels way hotter than any measuring tool can calculate – scorching, dry and furnace-like.
Views from the top
by Iris Gonzales - October 4, 2026 - 12:00am
Bosses, to borrow a line from Forrest Gump, are like a box of chocolates.
Doldrums
by Iris Gonzales - October 1, 2026 - 12:00am
A now jobless ex-security guard I interviewed last year messaged me recently to borrow P1,000.
Viado says proponents must justify immigration fee
by Iris Gonzales - September 29, 2026 - 12:00am
Imagine this.
Beyond the mine: A rehabilitation journey
by Iris Gonzales - September 27, 2026 - 12:00am
I visited a nickel mining site for the first time, upon the invite of Berong Nickel Corp., a subsidiary of DMCI Mining Corp.
GCash IPO: Will it end the market spell?
by Iris Gonzales - September 27, 2026 - 12:00am
The historic and long-awaited initial public offering of GCash operator Mynt comes at a time when the Philippine stock market appears to have fallen into a deep slumber and the economy is crawling at a snail’s...
Immigration fee will affect OFWs, tourism
by Iris Gonzales - September 24, 2026 - 12:00am
The way I see it, the Bureau of Immigration needs to settle into some sort of compromise if it really wants to proceed with its planned new border system that will cost passengers – Filipinos and foreigners...
Proposed immigration fee pushing through
by Iris Gonzales - September 22, 2026 - 12:00am
Remember the Bureau of Immigration controversial proposal to implement a new border security system that includes an immigration fee of P240 per passenger?
Laundering flood money and what’s next for UPLB?
by Iris Gonzales - September 20, 2026 - 12:00am
In Norway some years back, at a money-changing counter at the airport upon arrival, the teller turned down our group of all Filipinos.
Bringing Ukrainian children back home
by Iris Gonzales - September 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Sasha, a young Ukrainian boy, was only 11 years old when the Russians attacked.
Phl flag flies high in F1-Madrid
by Iris Gonzales - September 15, 2026 - 12:00am
Somewhere in the mad rush of speeding cars in the heart-thumping mayhem that is the Formula 1 Grand Prix, which made its debut at the new Madring circuit in Madrid just this weekend, the Philippine flag waved p...
Ukraine bets on Philippines ube, other exports
by Iris Gonzales - September 14, 2026 - 12:00am
The air-raid sirens wail five or six times a day in Ukraine, sending Ukrainians to bomb shelters.
From presidential plunder to acquittal
by Iris Gonzales - September 13, 2026 - 12:00am
Those skeptical about the arrest of former House speaker Martin Romualdez have reasons to be even more doubtful following the Supreme Court’s decision to acquit Imelda Marcos.
A wager on Martin Romualdez’s arrest
by Iris Gonzales - September 10, 2026 - 12:00am
Whispers have been going around among those in the circle of power since last month – Martin Romualdez would be arrested for sure and the crucial date was Sept. 15, 2026, or earlier.
‘Mayabang tayo’
by Iris Gonzales - September 8, 2026 - 12:00am
This wasn’t exactly a case of being lost in translation.
Toll rebate: good optics for gov’t but floods remain
by Iris Gonzales - September 6, 2026 - 12:00am
It was the carmageddon of all carmageddons, at least in recent years, as the viral videos and photos of last week’s monstrous flood-induced traffic along the North Luzon Expressway showed.
Who’s afraid of Francis Lim?
by Iris Gonzales - September 3, 2026 - 12:00am
A year into his term, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Francis Lim has already stirred up the hornet’s nest, drawing the ire of many powerful players in the country’s business environment...
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