The viral Senate, 2
A Senate deprived of serious, independent, intellectually grounded voices risks becoming less a deliberative institution and more a political echo chamber. The Senate’s constitutional...
The viral Senate
WHAT makes Philippine politics uniquely exhausting is that sometimes the punchline writes itself before critics even begin speaking. The recent Senate reshuffle following the...
Protection or evasion?!
THE CIRCUS started, strangely enough, with a return appearance. After months of staying away from the Senate, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa suddenly walked...
PGMN: Between truth, trolls, and theatrics
THE MOST cutting line in the entire Franco Mabanta-PGMN spectacle did not come from Congress, the National Bureau of Investigation, or even Martin Romualdez’s...
The flying laptop, 2
Technology anxiety is real. Studies on digital adaptation suggest that access, exposure, and supportive learning environments strongly influence technological confidence and competence (Thapaliya &...
The flying laptop, 1
THE JOKES arrived faster than software updates. Within hours, social media had already turned the country’s latest “laptop issue” into a national comedy festival....
No more election excuses, 2
MARK Twain’s remark about politicians, like diapers, needing regular change may sound sharp, but it holds a simple truth. Leadership needs renewal. Without it,...
No more election excuses, 1
THERE is a quiet unease when a system keeps delaying people’s chance to decide. It feels like a test being moved again and again...
Promotion at last, 2
PUBLIC promotions are important, but private institutions have been dealing with their own challenges — fewer students, less support, lingering losses from the pandemic....
Promotion at last, 1
THERE was something quietly moving about the image. Not grand, not dramatic, just real. Thousands of teachers flocked in Roxas City, some in their...