Trials of trust: From ICC to impeachment
IN THE span of a single week, the Filipino nation has been confronted with headlines that cut to the core of our collective conscience:...
The quiet learning loss, 1
THE EDCOM 2 report lands like a hard truth spoken gently. No drama, no theatrics — just numbers that refuse to be sweetened.
Proficiency...
Pope Leo XIV, working for peace and decrying the depravity of war, 2
Other threats
Besides threatening to destroy a whole civilization, Trump has made other threats.
On April 1, he said: “We’re going to bring them back...
Why some LGUs protect their communities better than others
PUBLIC safety should not depend on your ZIP code. Whether one lives in a bustling city or a quiet coastal town, the expectation is...
No earthly attachment to enter heaven
THIS WAS clearly spelled out by Christ in that episode about the rich young man who asked Christ what he had to do to...
Pax Silica and the Philippines
ON APRIL 16, 2026, the Philippines formally joined the American-led Pax Silica initiative, becoming the 13TH signatory in the AI and semiconductor coalition.
The...
JPT’s ‘stupendous nerve’
ON A FINE afternoon of April 19, I had the opportunity to meet one of Iloilo City’s most well-known, brilliant, and exemplary public servants...
SALN for all, period.
THERE IS something oddly familiar about SALN season in government offices. It is not dramatic. No headlines. Just stacks of forms, quiet sighs, and...
Teeth in eyes restore vision
HERE’S a remarkable news on eye surgery in which surgeons implant part of a tooth in a patient’s eye to restore vision.
It is a...