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Who blinks first?

A veteran journalist put in words what most political observers were thinking yesterday, as members…

Why we elect criminals

Among established democracies, our country has a higher incidence of criminals (i.e., those convicted of…

The media’s crisis of trust

Three events that happened within a week of each other encapsulated the troubled state of…

The road of sacrifice

Question: “What is the best way to go to heaven?” Answer: “Turn right, and go…

The BSP does surveys, too

Next Friday will be the 33rd birthday of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which…

Garbage in, garbage out

The latest caper of Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte is a classroom case on how…

Grim turning point

In the immediate aftermath of the shocking shooting incident at San Jose National High School…

3 events that will define our political future

For a period of 22 months beginning next month, July 2026, the Philippines will go…

Criminal and responsible

I once saw an old Free Press editorial cartoon titled “Teenage punks on the loose,”…

Where is the ‘Butcher’?

It would be 20 years this week since University of the Philippines students Sherlyn Cadapan…