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Saso joins stacked Asian field in new women's team golf league

by Anthony Suntay - September 2, 2026 - 7:27am

Yuka Saso will join a stellar lineup of global stars to feature in the WTGL, the new women’s team golf league created by TMRW Sports in partnership with the LPGA.

The privilege of 'I don’t need to'

by Rose Fres Fausto - September 2, 2026 - 7:00am

When you save or exercise out of necessity, your motivation comes from fear or desperation.

Dangerous ‘resilience’

by Ana Marie Pamintuan - September 2, 2026 - 12:00am

Call it divine intervention.

Marching orders: Support Pax Silica

by Cito Beltran - September 2, 2026 - 12:00am

Not to state the obvious but it is becoming obvious that government officials as well as state controlled social media accounts have been ordered to praise and promote the proposed Pax Silica AI data centers.

Four years under BBM vs four years under GMA

by Andrew J. Masigan - September 2, 2026 - 12:00am

Two weeks ago, I wrote a piece comparing the economic performance of BBM against that of PNoy in their respective four years in office.

Blame people not for floods but for electing trash

by Jarius Bondoc - September 2, 2026 - 12:00am

Seven provinces are in state of calamity: Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zambales.

‘Greed in their hearts’

by Marichu A. Villanueva - September 2, 2026 - 12:00am

There is an old saying about the tail wagging the dog.

Still not out of woods

by Joaquin M. Henson - September 2, 2026 - 12:00am

Despite sweeping its two assignments in the recent fourth FIBA World Cup Asia qualifying window, Gilas is still not out of the woods in chasing a slot to the Big Dance in Doha next year.

‘Mayabang kasi tayo!’

by Boo Chanco - September 2, 2026 - 12:00am

“Medyo mahirap sabihin ito, Senator, pero mayabang tayo eh… may consumption culture.”

Soaked

by Alex Magno - September 1, 2026 - 12:00am

Our miseries just would not end.

UP Fight: Taking on the raging floodwaters

by Iris Gonzales - September 1, 2026 - 12:00am

UP Fight, that heartfelt and reverberating battle cry of the University of the Philippines during UAAP season, has taken on another meaning in this time of alarming flooding.

Preventing school shootings

by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - September 1, 2026 - 12:00am

The second school shooting in less than two months has increased the urgency of the discussion surrounding gun violence in schools.

Becoming our parents’ parents

by Dorothy Delgado Novicio - September 1, 2026 - 12:00am

A New York Times opinion video features over a dozen interviews of middle-aged men and women tackling what they describe as “stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on.” Viewing...

Two tragedies

by Tony Lopez - September 1, 2026 - 12:00am

Two disasters have riveted the Filipino consciousness lately.

Size, youth propel Gilas

by Joaquin M. Henson - September 1, 2026 - 12:00am

No doubt about it, Gilas’ size and youth were key factors in sweeping the fourth FIBA World Cup Asia qualifying window to improve its record to 4-4 and stay in contention for a ticket to the Big Dance in Doha...

When a theory is no match to practical knowledge

by Rey Elbo - September 1, 2026 - 12:00am

A cocky management consultant on vacation sits next to a farmer on a three-hour train ride to a rural town.

The price of inclusion

by Lito Villanueva - September 1, 2026 - 12:00am

Eleven years ago, I stood before an audience at the Microfinance Council of the Philippines Annual Conference and made the case for electronic payments as a driver of inclusive growth.

Water detention

by Ana Marie Pamintuan - August 31, 2026 - 12:00am

Despite the nearly P2 trillion in our hard-earned taxes spent on flood control projects over the past 15 years, Metro Manila and neighboring provinces were again inundated over the weekend by torrential monsoon...

The big confession people missed

by Cito Beltran - August 31, 2026 - 12:00am

Majority of Filipinos have become so disaster focused that many folks missed the Big Confession that came out last week.

Ensuring growth and stability for Asean’s MSMEs

by Joey Concepcion - August 31, 2026 - 12:00am

If there is anything we’ve learned in recent years, it is how fragile an interconnected global economy can be. Sadly, this is not an abstract concept.

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