Why Philippine Independence feels hollow?
Aya Clamor June 12, 2025 This year’s celebration of Philippine Independence Day, like many in recent memory, risks devolving into a hollow ritual. Political and...
ICC arrest warrant vs Putin serves as warning to Duterte’s drug war
Senator Risa Hontiveros is not backing down when it comes to seeking justice for victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs. The recent arrest...
The Vape Law – how much of a danger is it to our kids and what can we do now?
The news that the Vape Bill, short for Senate Bill 2239 or the “Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Act”, had lapsed into law last...
My opinion on Ateneo shooting suspect, Chao-Tiao Yumol
May direktang linya sa pagitan ng karahasan, pekeng balita at kultura ng impunity na isinulong ni dating Pangulo Duterte at ang pamamaril sa Ateneo law...
Journalists vs. bloggers, round 2
Who is credible and who is not, here we go again This article was originally published at ASKSonnie.INFO under ‘2nd look’. The incoming Marcos Jr....
Bloggers need a collective set of ethical standards
I don’t know with the other bloggers especially those that covered Ferdinand Marcos Jr during the campaign but I set my own journalistic standards and...
Disinformation and social engineering thrive in the absence of empathy
The first version of this story appeared on ASKSonnie.INFO My soc med timeline is still topped with condescending politics, and it’s...
PINK inspires hope but the battle for good governance is long and painful
Around six years ago, in my attempt to make light of the imminent grim future of the Philippines under Duterte, I wrote a piece that...
Finally! The health sector is collectively calling out against corruption and its voice is LOUD AND CLEAR!
Is this the tipping point? For the longest time, I had been quite frustrated with the medical profession. It was pretty obvious that the pandemic...
A binary political battle will benefit BBM
How Binary Politics Can Propel A BBM Presidency A showdown between Leni and BBM in a binary narrative will divide the votes of...
The battle for public opinion
If politics is the science of winning people, shaping public opinion is an art. Strategic actions need to be precisely executed so the...
China’s conquest of the South China Sea is the end of the International Rules-Based Order
I wholly concur with the penetrating analysis and categorical contention of retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio that the “United Nations Convention on the Law...
Ang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas bilang mikrokosmo ng paghihimagsik pangkalahatan ng Lipunang-Pilipino
Ang sanaysay na ito ay hinggil sa aking pananaw at kondemnasyon sa bangkaroteng arbitraryo at unilateral na abrogasyon ng Departamento ng Tanggulang Pambansa (DND) ukol...
A day in the life of a health care worker in the time of Covid-19
My heart goes out to all the health care workers. Our health care workers need all the support. They are the frontliners in taking care...
In defense of the Hong Kong student protesters
Contributed by Jose Mario de Vega IN DEFENSE OF THE STUDENT PROTESTERS: Carrie Lam’s Mask Ban, the Repudiation of the Hong Kong Court and the...