Mind games in class, 1
WHEN we think of classrooms, they often evoke memories of laughter, friendships, and intellectual discovery. But there’s another, darker facet emerging in education that...
4 years behind in literacy, 2
THE GOVERNMENT has tried to address access issues with the "free tuition law," but the truth is more profound. Our students are years behind...
4 years behind in literacy, 1
OUR STUDENTS are in an educational crisis with no clear solution. Despite years of education reforms, pandemic school closures, and increased government spending, the...
The ‘trapo’ playbook, 2
WHEN STATE services are unreliable, a trapo's generosity, even if performative, feels personal. That is not stupidity; that is survival. As political scientist...
The ‘trapo’ playbook, 1
IF THE trapo were a character in a teleserye, he would be the kind who smiles with pressed palms in public, but snatches the...
Bollard built to harm, 2
AT THE HEART of this failure lies a contractor’s calculus: lower bids win, corners get cut, and inferior materials pass as compliant. Our public...
Bollard built to harm, 1
WHEN a five-year-old girl and a 29-year-old man were struck down by a rogue SUV at NAIA Terminal 1, it was not just a...
Party-list or power-list?
THE PARTY-LIST System was meant to give the marginalized a voice in Congress. Still, it has become a shortcut for dynasties, business tycoons, and...
Credit where free college law is due
LET US CLEAR the haze around who truly authored the landmark Free Higher Education Law. A flood of near-identical online posts — many linked...
When numbers fall short
THE COMEBACK was anything but predictable. In a race flooded by big names, massive war chests, and heavily publicized machinery, two names clawed their...