National pride
We are told to be proud of being Filipinos, to carry our nationality with honor. Yet pride is not simply declared; it must be earned and justified. With the kind of leaders the nation...
Shameless leaders
Indeed, many key government officials in the Philippines have been deceiving the public to conceal and perpetuate corruption. This shameless manipulation has crippled the country’s progress and tainted its image before the world. It...
Character corruption
Power is toxic. It corrupts even the most decent of individuals, turning them into something they never were before. Those who cannot handle its weight with discipline and self-restraint inevitably fall prey to its...
A failure in practice
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s claim in his SONA 2025 that government hospitals are now implementing zero balance billing is discredited by the lived experiences of patients and the warnings of health workers. It is...
SONA expectations
Today, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) for 2025. Given the current state of the country, the nation deserves not another round of promises, but a clear,...
Disadvantageous
The newly signed business deal during President Bongbong Marcos’ recent visit to the US is cause for concern: American products enter the Filipino market duty-free, but Philippine products are subjected to a 19% duty....