The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee was never meant to be a courtroom of premature judgment. Its very purpose is clear: “to uncover the truth through inquiry, evidence, and impartial scrutiny. It exists to illuminate facts—not to extinguish allegations before they are even being examined”. Yet a troubling question now echoes in the minds of many…
Human sa dul-an 47 ka tuig nga pagkamugna sa Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) ubos sa liderato sa Ayatollah apil ang ubang nasud sa naapektohan. Bag-ohay lang giatake sa Israel ug US ang Iran sa rason nga, matud pa sa duha ka gamhanang mga nasud nga pagpakgang kini sa hulga sa kalinaw ug kagawasan sa…
Is there still hope for justice when those who sit in power are the first to question even the filing of a complaint? This is no longer a rhetorical question whispered in private conversations. It is a growing frustration echoing across communities. Each time allegations of corruption surface, the public waits—not for theatrics, not for…
Dugay nang panultihon nga angay lang hisgutan ang politika kung duol na ang eleksyon. Kini tungod kinahanglan magtrabaho ug magserbisiyo usa ang mga napiling opisyales sa ilang mandato ug makita usab ang ilang agi sulod sa termino sa ilang katungdanan. Apan isip usa ka responsableng sakop sa katilingban kinahanlang ilhon ang pagkatao sa mga politiko…
After Vice President Sara Duterte declared her intention to run for the highest office in the land, the chorus began. Opinions flooded timelines. Reactions multiplied. Statements—both glowing and venomous—echoed across media platforms. But the noise from those who oppose her is hardly surprising. They speculate. They distort. They bark as loudly as they please. Yet…
Daghang salamat sa Mindanao Journal family ilabina kang Sir Jun Ledesma nga naghatag kanako ug higayon nga makapaambit ug impormasyon sa publiko pinaagi niining column nato MGA ISYU KARON. Isip usa ka sakop sa industriya sa media atong ginapaninguha nga mapaambit sa publiko ang unod sa mga panghitabo sa atong palibot ilabina kung may kalabot…
The announcement that Vice President Sara Duterte is setting her sights on 2028 is not merely a political headline. It is not just another early maneuver in the endless chessboard of Philippine elections. It is a signal. A tremor. And perhaps, for many Filipinos, a long-awaited confrontation with a government that has spent too much…
Photo Courtesy: AFP The West Philippine Sea is not a topic for rhetorical comfort. It is not a platform for generic patriotism, recycled soundbites, or moral performances carefully calibrated for applause. It is, quite simply, one of the most serious national security questions of our time. It involves international law, maritime entitlements, arbitration rulings, military…
The Interior Secretary’s proposal to spend ₱6 billion on a “comprehensive national ID system” supposedly to curb gun ownership is less a policy breakthrough than a familiar exercise in bureaucratic misdirection. It is difficult to treat such reasoning with seriousness. Firearm ownership in the Philippines is already among the most heavily documented civilian activities in…
photo: screengrab from PCO NO. Here’s the Truth. There is no law that totally prohibits public discussion of the President’s health—but there are legal and constitutional limits on how it’s discussed and what must be officially disclosed. Constitutional rule (very important) Under Article VII, Section 12 of the 1987 Constitution: “If the President suffers from…
