April 18, 2026

Editorial

Rollback

Some news reports are coming out with info that gas prices may see some rollback in the coming weeks. But these rollbacks, when compared to the increase that occurred for ...

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday to many Christians means redemption from past sins. To millions more, however, it is redemption from our past in general. The mistakes we made which include those not ...

Gambling with crisis

Alongside jeepney stations can you see small gambling stations, jueteng. When you stand by these small stations, the customers are usually the small folk. The grocery worker nearby, the jeepney ...

Transport strike

Due to the deadly rates of fuel, a transport strike has taken place nationally. But local transport groups in Baguio City have refused to join in. As a student and ...

Hot prices

Gas prices. The same topic has dominated the headlines. All over social media, people have posted ridiculous looking prices of gas, diesel, etc. It even has come to the point ...

The BCDA must pay its obligations to the city and its people

For many decades already, the Bases Conversion Development Authority continues to snob the city. It just continues to occupy the former Camp John Hay and introducing improvements thereat and making ...

Panagbenga

Listening to the stories of what Panagbenga looked like in its early days compared to the Panagbenga of today seemed like a stuff of legends from the past. The Panagbenga ...

Better candidate

Inday Sarah has already announced her intentions to run for president in 2028. Much like the group discussions inside classrooms, the quality of the output is heavily reliant in others ...

Division

A common factor for the people who grew up in in this nation is the boasting of the past generation’s hardships compared to those of the younger people now. A ...

Fake look

To believe in a politician’s words or actions is already hard enough, but with the recent issues of their faces being plastered on tarpaulins of government projects and even relief ...

Baguio is one of best performing cities in the country

The PSA came out with a report that Baguio City has performed very well economically, even outranking some big cities in Metro Manila. While that sounds very good, the fallacy ...

Our fixation with board exam and bar results

A week or two ago, came out the results of the latest bar exams. For whatever it is worth, it seems it, and the results of various board exams that ...

Arrogance

The biggest hindrance to being successful in attaining the objectives of one’s New Year’s resolution is ego, or worse, arrogance. These not only block an objective assessment of what needs ...

Sipsip

Respect for the hierarchy is something emphasized in this nation. It is molded during childhood at home and continues in the classroom where physical punishments are given to those who ...

More and more

Some banks and assets are frozen, and some arrest warrants are being slapped upon some peoples’ heads in relation to the many flood control scandals. But, like the politicians when ...

Anger must remain

The holiday season is nigh upon us. We can now expect the handouts from many officials. Gift baskets, Christmas packages and all sorts. But we ought to keep in mind ...

All eyes now are on the City Council

Who will vote to award the City Market redevelopment to SM? Trying to divine how the councilors will vote turned out to be interesting. It stimulated the mind to come ...

United students

When thousands gather to sign a petition, that must be considered with great attention. When thousands of your own students gather to demand better then that must mean you have ...

The deadliest killers

The Visayas region has been recently battered by a storm again. In the pictures, they captured the tragedies set upon the common people. Cars piled up on top of one ...

Disappointment from the afterlife

We hold a special reverence for our dearly departed. Along with our families, we honor our dead and dedicate time for them. While each family has their own special ones, ...