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Governance at Sea: Is this the right time for a Department of Maritime and Ocean Affairs?
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (620+ words) Rear Admiral Rommel Jude Ong (Ret.) is currently Professor of Praxis at Ateneo School of Government By Rommel Jude G Ong The Senate passed Senate Bill 2116, or the Revised Philippine Coast Guard Law, on its third and final reading last…...
Rain or shine, No to Pax Silica
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (132+ words) Habagat downpour didn’t deter members of groups opposed to Pax Silica, an international initiative to secure supply chains for advanced technologies such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence and rare earth elements. Umbrella-carrying protesters marched to the United States Embassy on Roxas…...
A sea of garbage - VERA Files
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (203+ words) The sight of a sea of garbage in major waterways in Metro Manila after tropical storm Maymay and 10 days on monsoon rains was ugly and repugnant. It was actually a stark warning to us that if we continue with our…...
The enduring DDS fallacy of Risa Hontiveros and Philhealth
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (635+ words) Antonio Julian Montalván II is a Europe-based Filipino social anthropologist and heritage activist. By Antonio J. Montalvan II “We shall go down in history as the greatest statesmen of all time, or as the greatest criminals.” With that statement, Hitler’s…...
Antonio Kabigting Abad: The neglected Tagalog writer from PUP
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (585+ words) Ricky Ornopia studies German language and literature at the University of the Philippines. Antonio Kabigting Abad (1886-1964) is a forgotten Tagalog writer whose works deserve a second look. This is made more urgent by his 140th birth anniversary this August 2026 — fittingly, Buwan…...
FACT CHECK: Hontiveros did NOT say 2028 pres’l race vs Duterte is an ‘easy fight’
1+ week, 3+ day ago (364+ words) Risa Hontiveros downplayed running against Sara Duterte in the 2028 presidential race, saying it an “easy fight.” No official record, transcript, or media report shows Sen. Risa Hontiveros making this statement, nor did any legitimate news outlet publish this graphic. In…...
FACT CHECK: OVP secret funds used for medical, food supplies to ‘save lives’ BASELESS
1+ week, 3+ day ago (432+ words) The Office of the Vice President spent P40 million in confidential funds for medical and food aid “for the poor” or to “save lives.” No evidence corroborates the claims. COA auditor Roderick Wamil testified before the Senate impeachment court that the…...
FACT CHECK: News graphic ALTERED list of OVP secret fund recipients
1+ week, 4+ day ago (518+ words) A graphic lists 22 names of supposed individuals who signed acknowledgment receipts for confidential funds from the Office of the Vice President. The circulating graphic was edited. Only 11 names, not 22, of alleged recipients of the Office of the Vice President’s confidential…...
Honeylet visits Duterte at ICC detention after more than a year
1+ week, 4+ day ago (228+ words) Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s longtime companion, Honeylet Avanceña, was seen outside the International Criminal Court detention center in The Hague on Tuesday, marking her first visit to the former leader in more than a year. Avanceña had been barred from…...
Sara Duterte NOT sworn in as new PH president
1+ week, 4+ day ago (396+ words) Video shows Sara Duterte taking an oath as the new president of the Philippines in 2026. The video, originally from Duterte’s inauguration as vice president in 2022, was edited. Portions of the clip where the word “vice” was uttered were removed to…...