Excessive demands
The growing tendency of certain rights groups to assume excessive authority in national affairs has crossed into dangerous territory. Demands that undermine the state’s duty to maintain order and security are not only unreasonable...
A call for serious probes
The Filipino people are being asked to look the other way while hundreds of billions of pesos in questionable public funds remain untouched by any serious investigation. At a time when ordinary citizens struggle...
Wasted infrastructures
Some government projects across the region are being left to rot in plain sight. Buildings once inaugurated with speeches and ribbon-cutting ceremonies now stand empty, rusting under the sun and rain while vandals slowly...
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...
It’s school time!
The resumption of classes in the elementary and secondary levels under the Department of Education marks the beginning of another academic year filled with both opportunities and challenges. It is a development that deserves...
Exhausted nation
Filipinos today are gripped by a deep sense of hopelessness over the state of local and national affairs. Corruption appears so widespread that public office is increasingly viewed not as a platform for service...