Kris Crossing Mindanao

‘Power … is like a violin’

So goes the first few words of a popular Argentinian “joke” that alludes to the…

Is delicadeza a thing of the Filipino past?

According to an online blurb, the term “delicadeza” is a “Filipino word that means having…

Dealing with ‘inconvenient truths’ (2)

Publicly disclosing the truths about government anomalies and other irregularities, even scandals, can be unsettling…

Dealing with ‘inconvenient truths’

These days, the unraveling of some painful, inconvenient truths about our government systems and the…

Quo vadis, BARMM? (2)

To recall, the Supreme Court has declared that the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Redistricting Act of 2025…

Quo vadis, BARMM?

The current political drama unfolding in the only autonomous region in the country—the Bangsamoro Autonomous…

Too little, too late, and too slow

The title of today’s piece describes our collective reaction to all events unfolding before us,…

Corruption in the education sector (2)

Last Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, marked the 53rd anniversary of the declaration of martial law…

Corruption in the education sector

While everyone is preoccupied with reports about the shameful extent of corruption in the public…

An overkill

Cotabato City—Last Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at exactly 7:30 a.m., a composite force of elements…