Citizens as anti-epal watchdogs: Why public reporting matters
GOOD governance does not survive on laws alone. It survives because citizens care enough to defend it.
The renewed government enforcement of the anti-epal policy...
Straining a gnat while swallowing a camel
THIS WAS how Christ described the self-righteous scribes and Pharisees of his time. (cfr. Mt 23, 23-26) This was a lamentation of Christ that...
Iceberg beneath the snowflake, 1
THE PHRASE "snowflake generation" has become popular in public conversation recently, mostly as a negative moniker for Generation Z (ages 12–27) and Millennials (ages...
Message in a bottle: The ‘Ku-an Ba Fish’ Art Project of Noel “Gene” Borja...
HOW EXCITING! Something is happening in July 2026, and you’ve got to see it! It presents the artistry of a Lungay cousin from the...
Unrestricted mining is destroying communities and the environment, 1
THE LATEST police action against anti-mining protestors in Barangay Bitnong, Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya on Jan. 23, 2026, has caused national concern as...
Real test of the anti-epal crackdown
WARNINGS are easy. Enforcement is hard.
This is the crossroads now facing the government’s anti-epal policy following the latest directive from the Department of Interior...
The ‘red-tagging’ case of detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio
THE PROLONGED detention of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio is “inhumane and has no place in a system that claims to uphold justice and respect media freedom.”
This was...
Hearsay in Impeachment
THE RECENT impeachment proceedings involving President Marcos have brought renewed public attention not only to politics but also to an important legal concept: hearsay....