Opinion/Analysis

Joel Lamangan on Julius Fortuna

January 18, 2026

He is the same Julius who tackled the serious issues of 1992 and rejected those who rejected the revolutionary project.

Leandro Leviste sinks into a hell hole

January 17, 2026

The DOE has slapped Leviste with a P24-billion fine for not producing the electricity he was required to produce under 43 contracts, 33 of which were complete failures.

Justice, long denied, has finally cracked the bars

January 15, 2026

Freedom after five years is not justice. Five years of Amanda’s life were stolen. Five years of her child’s early life were put at risk. Can a court ruling ever restore what repression took?

Echanis acquittal is regime’s blackeye

January 14, 2026

There will be more blackeyes for the Marcos Jr. regime unless it abides by the law and the rules of evidence rather than rely on shortcuts that end up torpedoing their own cases.

Bayan celebrates its 40th year

January 14, 2026

The fact that Bayan has marked 40 years of struggle is not a matter of its longevity but proof that it confronts an entrenched and intractable foe, blind to the basic problems of the Filipino people and viscerally opposed to improving the lives of citizens.

Mark Twain slams Trump’s imperialism

January 11, 2026

If Mark Twain were alive today, he would have condemned Donald Trump to high heavens, not only for the Venezuela attack but for trying to bully Latin America into submission, exploit the natural resources of Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Mexico and Cuba.

Why FMRs won’t boost agriculture

January 10, 2026

The ₱243-billion unprogrammed appropriations (UA) also serves as a massive presidential slush fund with no clear safeguards. It is notoriously known as a super-discretionary fund that does not pass muster genuine generally acceptable auditing procedures.

Farm-to-pocket roads bonanza

January 9, 2026

KMP warned that the expansion of FMR funding, amid weak transparency and accountability mechanisms, will only worsen corruption in congressional districts. Without genuine farmer participation, public disclosure, and strict accountability, these projects will remain symbols of waste and exploitation.

Bitter 2026 budget for public servants

January 8, 2026

This, Tinio explained, would direly affect 259,000 contract-of-service (COS) workers and over 41,000 professors and staffers in state universities and colleges (SUCs) already trapped under conditions of arduous contractual work with very low pay.

Produce Chantal Anicoche, US groups urge AFP

January 7, 2026

Chantal is a 25-year-old Filipina and recent BS Psychology graduate from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and a leader of the Filipino American Student Association.

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