Editor's Pick

ICC: No incident of Duterte’s fall in last 30 days

‘Shit happens’* at the Senate

News

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By Bullit Marquez

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May 18, 2026

May 11, 2026 will always be remembered as the day the venerable institution went down to the pits, something one never imagined in the country’s political history.

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The South China Sea Award at 10: Law’s victory, Power’s defiance, and the Philippines’ long game

Commentary

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By Lowell Bautista

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May 16, 2026

For the Philippines, the task is not simply to remember the Award. It is to operationalise it through law, practice, diplomacy, and sustained presence. The real anniversary question is not whether Manila won in 2016, but whether it can convert that victory into enduring maritime resilience, regional leadership, and legal resistance in the face of power.That is the unfinished work of the Award.

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Due process didn’t matter then for Bato

Commentary

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By Antonio J. Montalvan II

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May 15, 2026

Bato Dela Rosa had taken sides in an internal squabble of small-scale miners in the gold-rush Diwalwal in Moncayo, Compostela Valley. Two Moro miners were first abducted, then brought to Laud Quarry in Davao City as Dela Rosa had ordered. His order was to immediately “neutralize” them without the benefit of tactical interrogation.I only have one question to ask readers: would you give the fugitive Bato dela Rosa the benefit of due process now that his warrant of arrest is out?

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Sara Duterte impeached again

FACT CHECK: Sen. Bato Dela Rosa has NOT been arrested

A content creator on YouTube and Facebook is deceiving his viewers with a video stating that Sen. Bato Dela Rosa has been captured by authorities. This is not true.

Arts & Culture

Nelfa Querubin: Prints and ceramics

An exhibition titled Sulunod features the prints and ceramic works of Nelfa Querubin in her own permanent gallery at the UP Visayas MACH (Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage). Its title comes from the Hiligaynon root word suno (according), suluno (consistency or in accord with), and sulunod (one after the other) that describes a lifetime of Querubin’s creative work on paper and clay.

Commentary

The terrorism of Alan Peter Cayetano

Alan Peter Cayetano is a social risk. Give him public office, power and political influence. He will not see these as instruments for public administration. He will see public service only as a front to shift to the gratification of ego. In time he will silence dissent and consolidate absolute power.