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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…

Redemption, forthwith

Politics, as the saying goes, is the art of the possible. In the Senate, it…

‘Truth decay’ and ‘truth control’

A dentist friend of mine said to me that the greatest problem in our country…

‘Absolute power corrupts absolutely’

The full quotation is: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Its author…

Riptides and mindfulness

Awareness. Purpose. Meaning. Open-water athletes, including triathletes, marathon swimmers, and surf lifesavers, willingly push their…

Seven days too late

On Monday this week, Ateneo de Manila University president Roberto Yap, SJ faced the media…

They tried to make the laborers few

A Filipino lawyer recently posted a statement online. What follows is its English translation. “Nearly…

Ungrateful guest

At the Independence Day Vin d’Honneur reception hosted by President Marcos for diplomats and top…