Amend that law
Senator Robin Padilla is right to call for a special Senate session to amend the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006. The law, in its current form, has become dangerously outdated against the...
Lesson to learn from
Tacloban City is once again in the world’s headlines, this time not because of a natural disaster but because of a far more disturbing human tragedy. The shooting at San Jose National High School...
Like a roller coaster
Philippine politics now moves at an alarming pace, with alliances shifting overnight and enemies turning into allies before the public can even make sense of it. The pace of these events has become so...
Unresolved corruption
Corruption scandals left hanging by those in power are among the gravest wounds a nation can suffer. It becomes far worse when the very people expected to investigate are named by whistleblowers as participants...
The real threat
A nation does not collapse because of its critics. It does not decay because of dissenting voices or a weakened opposition. It collapses when those in power make politics and corruption the center of...
Treating witnesses right
The continuing difficulty of investigating powerful individuals is a serious threat to justice and accountability. Allegations surrounding the country’s flood-control scandal have once again raised concerns about whether the truth can ever emerge when...