September 3, 2026

Editorial

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Every storm

Though it was never fun to commute to work or classes, the series of rains have only made the experience much worse. Most of us do not have private cars ...

Anger

Anger, they say, is a feeling that is to be avoided. It is dangerous and is an emotion that will get somebody hurt. But that is a narrative that is ...

Defenseless

The Philippines is still unprepared. That much can be surmised from the recent heavy rains. Mere monsoons, albeit enhanced, is enough to expose the many obvious and underlying problems in ...

Alex Eala made Filipinos proud

She is barely out of her teens yet it took her, a very young lady to make Filipinos proud to the whole world. How about the political leaders of this ...

These hard times

As we have predicted early on, the economic sufferings we are enduring now, will last long. And just like in past situations, did government come to your aid? NO. The ...

What it takes to survive

If you had been following me through the articles I write for this paper then you know that I had been practically “mothballed” the past five years or so. I ...

If not autonomy, what?

A few days ago was the Cordillera Day. The day felt like an ordinary day. Indeed, it was. For autonomy, as was evident for more than a decade already was ...

Always remember

How lucky are we that typhoon Inday only managed to graze us with its tail. The former super typhoon did not land on our shores but just look how vulnerable ...

The valuable lesson from Alex Ealas’s last game

We ride on with the Alex Eala mania. In her last game in Wimbledon against Maya Joint who earlier defeated her in a heartbreaking manner, it appeared she would be ...

The right attitude during disasters

It is rainy season again. But even with the season’s regularity we seem to be always unprepared for its victims. Up to now we don’t have buildings specifically for that ...

Education

This day, June 19, is the birthday of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. It is a convenient time given that just some days ago, were the first day of ...

Natural hazards

Throughout social media, we have seen the videos of structures in Mindanao shaking from the effects of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Buildings collapsed and even schools just a few feet ...

An advice

I know somebody, a young lad, whose plate is full of troubling issues now. I advised him thus, the secret to life is to keep on going. It is not ...

We won’t back down

We might have appeared to have slackened a bit, but we are back. Like any other outfit run by humans, it goes by the people behind it. The past many ...

Tears

As the nation continues to import vegetables, our very own pechays, carrots, cabbages are being thrown out due to oversupply. Tons and tons of these vegetables are thrown out as ...

By the roll of the dice, fortunes are made or futures are broken

During difficult times, scams will be everywhere also gambling dens. They proliferate with the backing of politicians wielded through the police force or other law enforcers. Of course, the payolas ...

Always remember

After enjoying the sun for a few months, typhoon season is here to bring us back to reality. After the ghost project scandals last year, the series of protests and ...

Indignation and a lot more

Anger, that is what the we the Filipinos need. Those in power should know we are already very angry at how they are running, or not running this country. Not ...

Cycle

As June starts creeping up, the typhoons return and meet the familiar sight they have been seing for decades. Non-existent or dilapidated flood control facilities. Homes that are supposed to ...

Worshiping politicians

As prices increase and the purchasing power of the common Filipino decreases, it is the poor who bear the brunt of the hit. Across the nation, the purchase of basic ...

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