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Sunday, September 6, 2026

Come to Think of It

Is the writing on the wall?

HOUSE Resolution 1393 calls on the BBM administration to cooperate with the International Criminal Court in its ongoing investigation into the thousands of deaths...

De Lima is free

THE MUNTINLUPA Regional Trial Court has just granted bail to former senator Leila M. de Lima. Judge Gener M. Gito issued an order yesterday afternoon...

Inhuman conditions in our jails

DR. BENIGNO Agbayani Jr., an orthopedic surgeon, died in prison at the young age of 58 while serving sentence for reckless imprudence resulting in...

What ails immigration?

JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla hit the nail right on the head when he said that “the attraction of money is very strong to…unscrupulous...

Impeachment vs VP?

WHY IS Rodrigo Duterte battling with the House of Representatives? The former president said the Lower House is the “most rotten” institution in the country...

Must judges be popular?

A NETIZEN wonders why not one Chief Justice has ever breached 50% in national approval ratings. While a Pulse Asia survey conducted last September saw...

Divorce law, finally?

WHAT therefore God has put together, let no man put apart, so Jesus told the Pharisees. Our Family Code defines marriage along that scriptural adage....

Legal statutory rape?

SEN. RONALD dela Rosa has ordered the detention of Jay Rence Quilario, also known as Senyor Aguila – the leader of the Socorro Bayanihan...

Why make a false affidavit?

OVER the weekend the Commission on Human Rights provided some context to the disappearance and subsequent resurfacing of two environmental activists who went missing...

Wagging the dog

THE PHILIPPINE coast guard has confirmed the severe damage wrought by the Chinese maritime militia (CMM) upon the marine environment of some features in...