https://www.philstar.com/rss/opinion Philippine News for the Filipino Global Community (c) 2026, philstar.com. All rights reserved. 15Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:30:05 +0800 en https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537350/last-two-yearsMarichu A. Villanueva While he may be the newest member of the Cabinet, the long years of dedicated experience in public service of former senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino and now “acting” Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) got his due recognition. He replaced ailing DOLE secretary Bienvenido Laguesma. It is not an award but the manifestation of the trust and confidence in him of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM). Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537350/last-two-years https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537359/escudero-worst-choice-impeachment-presiderJarius Bondoc Senator Chiz Escudero is being touted as presiding officer of VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Meaning, he, instead of Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian, is to chair the proceedings. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537359/escudero-worst-choice-impeachment-presider https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537362/fake-anti-dynasty-billAndrew J. Masigan House Bill 8389 has now cleared Congress and is headed to the Senate. It should have been a milestone towards strengthening our democracy.  Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537362/fake-anti-dynasty-bill https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537367/better-robbed-burnedCito Beltran There is a phrase regularly repeated and like clockwork.  Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537367/better-robbed-burned https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537370/juvenile-killersAna Marie Pamintuan If that circulating text message thread between ninth graders “Nash” (age 14) and “Rod” (15) is genuine, the two boys were fully aware of their actions and the legal consequences of shooting up their public school in Tacloban. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537370/juvenile-killers https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537373/editorial-deadly-games As police conducted a background check and interviewed the two teenage boys who went on a shooting rampage last Monday in their high school in Tacloban, the probers noted two things. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/24/2537373/editorial-deadly-games https://www.philstar.com/news-commentary/2026/06/23/2537048/when-schools-no-longer-feel-safe-alarming-rise-school-violence-philippinesDanilo V. Rogayan Jr. The rise of school violence should be treated as a systemic education and community safety problem. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/news-commentary/2026/06/23/2537048/when-schools-no-longer-feel-safe-alarming-rise-school-violence-philippines https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/23/2537093/china-vs-us-aiTony Lopez On June 13, 2026, at 5:21 p.m., Beijing and Manila time, China’s latest large language artificial intelligence model was released by Z.AI, formerly Zhipu, its flagship GLM 5.2, said to be the most powerful free language model in the world today. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/23/2537093/china-vs-us-ai https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/23/2537094/build-or-be-permanently-left-behindAriel Nepomuceno For generations, we have lived in an uncomfortable paradox. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/23/2537094/build-or-be-permanently-left-behind https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/23/2537095/aiyaiyai-aiDoreen G. Yu I was supposed to attend the “AI Summit 2026: Golden Era of Discovery” hosted by the Cornell Club of the Philippines last Saturday. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/06/23/2537095/aiyaiyai-ai