Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Editorial

Service without mandate

‘If elections were held today, most of our current village leaders would surely not make the cut.’ AFTER being deferred several times in the past,...

Surviving the ‘Big One’

‘Our unpreparedness is not merely a matter of insufficient funds but a systemic failure.’ THIS week’s 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, while distant,...

Greed control is flood control

‘…let’s call it what it is: rain reveals corruption. And corruption reveals who watched the flood control fund get funneled while homes drowned. Expose....

Who’s paying for the freebies?

‘Will the funds come from fresh borrowings, further ballooning our already significant national debt and its accompanying interest payments?’ PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent State...

Has political will dried up against floods?

‘Until political will truly manifests, until the architects of policy commit to a sustained and integrated approach, Metro Manila will remain a city perpetually...
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