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EDITORIAL — The steep cost of delays

As of July this year, the government has been billed up to P1.76 billion in commitment fees by its lenders for delays in the implementation of big-ticket projects, Department of Transportation data showed.

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EDITORIAL - Emerging scam hub

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EDITORIAL— Surrender, or else what?

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EDITORIAL — Porous borders

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China at grave risk if it uses force

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Ultimatum

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | 19 hours ago

If the government knows where Sen. Ronald dela Rosa is and is negotiating with the “powerful” armed group protecting him, why dangle a P50-million reward for information leading to his capture?

Now worth more than Atong?

By CTALK | By Cito Beltran | 19 hours ago

The formerly most wanted fugitive in the Philippines, Atong Ang has been dethroned after the DILG “spokesperson” announced that the government is now offering a 50-million-peso bounty for retired PNP...

Super El Niño

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva | 19 hours ago

At the public hearing for the proposed 2027 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) last week, Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. expressly supported the suggested declaration of “state of national...

Three overpriced bridges

By EYES WIDE OPEN | By Iris Gonzales | 1 day ago

Do you know how many classrooms can be built with a budget of P54 million?

Action speaks louder than words

By BABE’S EYE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON D.C. | By Ambassador B. Romualdez | 1 day ago

The recent hullabaloo over Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan’s remarks has understandably stirred strong reactions among Filipinos.

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213 million possibilities across Asean

By GO NEGOSYO PILIPINAS ANGAT LAHAT! | By Joey Concepcion | 19 hours ago

When more than 8,000 young people gathered for the ASEAN Youth Entrepreneurship Summit last Oct. 12, the scale of the moment was impossible to miss.

The Fil-Am midterm vote

By QWERTYMAN | By Jose Dalisay | 19 hours ago

Next Wednesday (Tuesday, Nov. 3 in the US), Americans will troop to the polling stations to cast their votes in what promises to be a historic midterm election, by all accounts a referendum on the tempestuous first...

Waging war against superpowers

By BREAKTHROUGH | By Elfren S. Cruz | 1 day ago

Recently there was a word war between the Philippines and China which continues on.

China’s blacklist: A badge of honor

By THE POLITICAL HECKLER | By Ronald Llamas | 1 day ago

The word war between Philippine lawmakers and Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan showed no signs of subsiding this week.

When a pope falls ill: The courage to tell the truth

By POINT OF VIEW | By Rafael R. Castillo | 1 day ago

When Pope Leo XIV stood before the faithful at St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 11 and announced that doctors had discovered a small nodule in his lung requiring surgery, he did something that leaders everywhere...

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