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Idioms with impact

Language may shape thought, but the way we joke, hint, or sidestep often says more. In our classrooms, where teachers balance modules and quiet...

Reduplicatives in real life

THEY slip into our speech like old jokes or fresh tsismis. You hear them everywhere—kids on swings, sari-sari store chika, even in a politician’s...

Iran war update: Oil prices affected

WE are now on day four of this conflict. As we all know, the United States and Israel are conducting joint military operations targeting...

Bayan Naman Para sa mga Doktor

THE government’s latest move to fund medical education is big news in a country where almost every doctor wants to fly away. The 2026...

EDSA: A SCHOOL DAY FOR DEMOCRACY

By February each year, a familiar dilemma returns to schools: should Feb. 25 be treated like any other busy Tuesday, complete with quizzes and...

When journalism is treated as terrorism

On February 7, Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a community journalist from Leyte, marks her sixth year in detention—an incarceration that rights and media groups strongly...

Lipeños tread the waters

I have lived in Lipa City long enough to know where the boundary lies between quiet mornings and a string of incidents that unsettles...

Protect Tarriela, protect WPS

Some issues only feel “national” when they reach the dinner table. The West Philippine Sea (WPS) is one of them. You can ignore it...

The flawed “consent”  in Nueva Vizcaya mining dispute

“Enough is enough. Let us now raise our voices louder and demand accountability.” Bayombong Catholic Bishop Jose Elmer  Mangalinao   warned of worsening ecological damage in Nueva Vizcaya...

Finally, a middle ground — but late

Dinagyang has always been the kind of festival you can feel before you see. Still, let us be honest: for many Ilonggos, seeing is...

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