Siargao Is Not for Sale: When Hospitality Becomes Surrender
A Paradise Under StrainIn Siargao, the image of a tropical haven is increasingly colliding with a harsher reality. What was…
A Fuel Depot or a Bullseye? Why Davao Must Resist Becoming a Strategic Target
The Dangerous Illusion of DeterrenceThere is a dangerous illusion being sold to the Filipino people—especially to communities in Davao—that a…
A Child Killed for Mangoes: When Property Matters More Than Life
A seven-year-old boy is dead—not from illness or accident, but from a brutal beating with a piece of wood because…
Fuel, Fish, and Failure: How a Distant War Is Sinking the Philippines’ Tuna Capital
There is a cruel irony unfolding in General Santos City—the so-called Tuna Capital of the Philippines. In a place where…
ENERGY EMERGENCY OR GOVERNANCE FAILURE?
The declaration of a national energy emergency under Executive Order No. 110 is not just a policy move—it is an…
A Nation Divided by Care: The Brutal Truth Behind the Philippines’ Healthcare Gap
Metro Manila vs. the Rest of the Country When Newsweek and Statista released the World’s Best Hospitals 2026, it was…
One Year After Duterte’s Arrest: Justice, Sovereignty, and the Philippines’ Unfinished Reckoning
A Year of Division and Reflection One year after the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his transfer to…