THE first several days of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial have left many Filipinos wondering whether the proceedings are moving at all. Objections have multiplied, legal arguments have stretched for hours, and the central question—whether the Vice President remains fit to hold office—appears buried beneath procedural debates. The frustration is understandable. Yet the delays are not necessarily evidence that the process is broken. They are, in many ways, the c

Have you heard? You have probably come across the news on social media over the weekend. This latest case of a female teacher found dead in her home is the recent cause of shock in our community. This reminds me of an incident last year in which the bodies of two sisters were discovered in separate locations across Naga City. Both were found with severe hack wounds to their necks and arms, in neighboring barangays. A few months before this, a male college student was stabbed

There was a time when locking the front door at night was more of a habit than a necessity. We checked the windows, turned off the lights, and slept with the quiet confidence that tomorrow would come just like any other day. Lately, that confidence has become harder to find. The recent killing of a young teacher in our city has shaken many of us—not simply because a life was taken, but because it happened in the one place where every human being should feel safest: home. When

The breaking news spread quickly across the nation. The Vice President had been impeached. For many Filipinos, that headline sounded like the end of the story. Constitutionally, it was only the beginning. One of the most common misunderstandings about impeachment is the belief that it is a single event. It is not. The Constitution divides impeachment into two distinct stages, assigning each to a different branch of government and a different constitutional responsibility. The

Marayo-rayo muna kita sa ciudad nin mga cuarenta minutos ang distancia na motorsiclo ang gamit na sasakyan. Maduman muna kita sa municipio nin Canaman ta igua man duman mga kaumahan asin mahiwas na salog. Ang mahiwas na salog na binabalyo sa may bandang Brgy. Fundado pasiring sa Brgy. Barobaybay kan Magarao. Pag pasiring ka sa Brgy. (Isla) San Nicolas, mahalat ka nin huruhalawig na panahon sa pantalan kan Brgy. San Francisco. Madalang na ang biyahe lalo na pag aldaw nin Domin

We were literally—and figuratively—shocked. Our CASURECO II electricity bill for June arrived with a jolt. My own business, a modest family enterprise along Baras Road in the fourth-class municipality of Canaman, Camarines Sur, was billed ₱14,495 for June. Just a month earlier, our bill was only ₱5,759. In April, it was ₱5,879. Never in decades of operating the store had we received an electricity bill this high. Was this still the lingering effect of the Middle East conflict

Tigsik ko an mga abugado ni BeePee Sa impeachment trial nangangamote Nagin makangirit sa national TV An laptop masagapak sa saindang kukute Tigsik ko an magtugang garong pirming maurag Kun mag-asta feeling dae mabubungkag Mala ta nagtarakig, naghagad agap Baka maremate, dagos MATIBAG! Tigsik ko si Senador, paepal pirmi An bunganga labi-labi pirming labi-labi Suhay sa hawak an mga pigsasabi Kalot sadiring lulubngan, ligwak kukute! Tigsik ko an Senador na urag-uragon Nagpalusot

Tigsik ko an mga nangyayari sa kapalibutan, Grabeng takot asin kahaditan namamatean. Kan namamanwaan sa mga krimen, kararatan, Sa pwede mangyari sa mga kamot nin kriminal. Tigsik ko an bulan nin PWD ngunyan na bulan, May deperensiya sa hawak, ayuda dadagdagan. An mga kaakian na nagpapatherapy siring man, Orog tinatawan atensyon, mga may kakundian. Tigsik ko, mga ipigtatao kan gobyerno na ayuda, Kadakol na namamanwaan, napapasipara sana. Ta kun dai mo kaalyado, kapamilya an ta

THE relentless heat wave scorching the United Kingdom is not just another summer story. It is another unmistakable alarm from a planet that is steadily becoming less forgiving because of humanity’s neglect of the environment. For generations, Britain has been known for its mild weather. Yet today, temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius have become increasingly common. Rivers and reservoirs are shrinking. Hosepipe bans are being enforced. Grasslands have turned into tinderb

Do you watch the ongoing Senate courtroom drama? I don’t. I have a mountain of chores, undone tasks, and a strong desire to protect my blood pressure from the daily influx of political stress. I would honestly prefer a quiet, blissfully uninformed life. Let them slug it out in the plenary for all I care. But because it happens to be the most relevant, unavoidable issue in the country right now, I am forcing myself to look. And what I am finding is a masterclass in the absurd

Atty., nagkaigwa kami kan kapitbahay ko nin mainit na diskusyon manungod sa boundary kan samong property. Bago maghale, anggot niyang sinabihan ako, "Gagadanon taka." Poon kaidto, natatakot na akong magluwas harong. Pwede daw akong magsangat nin kaso laban saiya dawa dai man talaga niya ako kinulugan? --- Iyo. Kun an pananakot seryoso asin may katuyuhan na takoton ka, an saimong kapitbahay pwedeng manimbag sa kasong Grave Threat sa irarom kan Article 282 kan Revised Penal Cod

Maaskad na title. Tataramon na nananamitan asin namamarong (word you can taste and smell). Kung dai mo naisip ang askad asin parong, baad may tada pa nin Covid ang isip mo. Suba lang. Sa history, ang patis bako man sa Pilipinas nagpoon, bako ining imbentong Pinoy. Segun sa sakong simpleng research, nagpoon ini sa Mesopotamia asin Greece kan 1700 BCE, na ang apod garum. Sa China, nagluwas ini sa mga records kan 544 CE, asin ang apod ninda kochi. Ano ta patis ang inooralayan ta