New Year, Same Me? Why Resolutions Don’t Fail, We Just Overload Them

New year’s resolutions don’t fail, they just collapse under unrealistic expectations, overloaded goals, and a system that was never built to survive real life.

Hundred Islands Park Draws Over 377K Tourists In 2025

Visitor data show steady interest in nature-based attractions.

DEPDev Chief: Government Measures In Place To Sustain Manageable Inflation

Managing inflation is key to protecting consumers’ purchasing power.

Ilocos Norte Promotes Zero Waste With Exchange Stores, Clean-Up

Basura Exchange stores encourage recycling and proper waste segregation.
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Year-End Reckoning: The Republic In Recoil

As 2025 closes, Philippine politics is defined less by reforms than by exposure, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. losing credibility while Vice President Sara Duterte gains strength as a symbol of public frustration.

When Brands Cross The Line At Christmas

The muted discomfort around Jollibee’s Christmas presence on Viber underscores a simple truth in digital marketing even trusted brands must earn their place in private spaces.

The Anti-Dynasty Law That Protects Dynasties

HB 6771 raises a critical question whether this is truly an anti-dynasty reform or a law crafted to ensure political dynasties endure.

How Civil Society, Business, And The Public Can Force Reforms Through

Only a united, sustained push from citizens, civil society, and business can force Congress to act on reforms that threaten entrenched political power.

The Bills That Will Break Congress: Why Marcos’ Reforms Face Certain Sabotage

Four reform bills now pit a presidency’s promise of change against Congress’s impulse to preserve power.

The Four Bills That Could Break The System Or Break The President

Four sweeping reform bills now test whether a weakened presidency is pursuing real political change or merely performing survival.

The Five-Hundred Peso Noche Buena: A Government That Cannot Read Its People

A ₱500 Noche Buena may be framed as guidance, but the backlash reveals deeper concerns about dignity, hardship, and a government struggling to read the public’s economic reality.

Did The ICC Ruling Crack Sara’s Political Future?

The ICC ruling against Rodrigo Duterte dismantles the illusion of Sara Duterte’s political insulation, casting her not as a bystander but as an active factor in a global reckoning over justice, power and accountability.

Outsourced Democracy: When A Nation Loses Faith In Its Own Leaders

Flirting with a “caretaker government” reflects not stability but a deeper loss of faith in democracy itself.

Lead Or Lose The Republic

Amid mounting scandals and fading trust, the country now needs the President to lead decisively before the crisis engulfs the Republic.