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Para sa pamahalaan: ang kawalang suporta sa agham panlipunan sa akademya, ang hindi pagkilala dito bilang pundasyon ng serbisyo publiko, at bilang sistematiko at lehitimong lente para sa pagdedesisyon ay lantad na…
Psy Ace Rocela · 5 min read
Ang halalan ay sumasalamin sa kalayaan ng bansa at boses ng taumbayan—patas at malinis. Ngunit paano kung ang mismong kumpanyang humahawak ng makinarya para sa botohan ay ngayo’y inaakusahan na sangkot sa katiwalian?
Roger Palomaria Jr. · Sep 1, 2025
Bulacan, once again submerged into the depths of its flood, is drowning from deceit—from a promised change that was delayed day by day until it was left abandoned. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. visited a…
Kayleigh V. Shingler · Sep 1, 2025
President Marcos's fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) played out less as a speech and more as a theatrical production—a five-act farce with a predictable ending and a chorus of voices pointedly ignored. Act I…
Gean Pineda · Jul 30, 2025
From the start, I’ve known that being a journalist in the Philippines is not easy– you work with a pen or microphone in your hand, and a target on your back.
Sofia Dela Peña · Jul 25, 2025
It’s time we stop romanticizing endurance. It’s time we stop praising survival as if it were a choice. What we need now is accountability, infrastructure, and equity in disaster response—not just for the next storm, but…
Akia Zuriel DG Besin · Jul 24, 2025
The expanded SBFP is promising in fighting malnutrition in our country but may fall short of its goals if corruption, inefficiency, and weak monitoring systems persist. The Philippines must invest not only in food but also integrity systems. Only then can the SBFP truly deliver its promise to feed minds, bodies, and futures.
Drew Ezekiel Diamsay · Jul 23, 2025
Filipinos are known for having a good sense of humor. We often say that laughter helps us survive hard times. But we must ask ourselves, is it still humor when someone is already hurting?
Alleya Naveros · Jul 22, 2025
When the budget for materials is cut back, maintenance is shrugged off, and oversight is buried beneath bureaucracy, these structures become liabilities. What happened to the Wawa dam today is not an act of nature but rather the consequence of decisions made by people trying to cut costs.
Ash Malig · Jul 22, 2025
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