Promises, performance, and the ‘mahiya naman kayo’ moment

AS WE prepare to listen to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address this afternoon, it is only fitting to look back...

Artikulo Kwatro

THE SENATE has started to try the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte. It’s the Senate that is given this exclusive power by...

God’s mysterious will and ways

THAT otherwise amusing story of how the baby of Elizabeth and Zechariah was to be called John instead of Zechariah as their neighbors expected...
Editorial Cartoon for July 25, 2026

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Wake-up call for wastewater management

THE GREASE-like waste that coated around 300 meters of the Iloilo River near Esplanade 4 should compel Iloilo City to look beyond finding one...

The precious lesson learned from the Visitation

IMAGINE the meeting between Mary and Elizabeth, the greatest women of all time, enjoying the greatest dignity, especially Mary! (cfr. Lk 1, 39-45) The...

Why AI will make the nation-state obsolete, Part 3

JUST AS time destroyed Feudalism and Archaic societies, it will destroy ours too. The Nation-State will die, because the technology and economics of the...

A loud success over loud critics

TALISAY City in Negros Occidental now has a new public market. On July 18, the city’s P340-million, two-storey modern public market, situated on a three-hectare...

Why not use blockchain to integrate scholarship programs?, 2

OF COURSE, there are real obstacles: * Technical Complexity & Cost – Building and maintaining a blockchain network is not easy or cheap. Many institutions...

Oral health, the foundation of good health

ORAL HEALTH is often treated as a separate, lower priority compared to other aspects of healthcare. Brushing, flossing, and dental checkups are frequently framed...