September 23 may become an important date in the history of Philippine impeachment. On that day, the Senate impeachment court is scheduled to hear oral arguments from the prosecution and defense on a deceptively simple question: How many votes are actually required to convict an impeached official? It sounds like simple math, but it’s not. Article XI of the 1987 Constitution is titled “Accountability of Public Officers.” It begins with a simple declaration: public office is a

Six deaths in Naga City. Fifteen deaths in Albay. These are not just numbers in a dengue report. Each number is a person—a child, a mother, a father, a family member whose life was lost to a disease that, in many cases, can be prevented. As of September 15, Naga City had recorded 307 dengue cases and six deaths since January. The city declared a state of calamity on September 8. In Albay, dengue cases reached 1,785 with 14 deaths as of September 8, prompting the province to d

Tigsik ko ining babayeng ligwak Igua na pong bagong parakakak Kadakoll tabi an naghahalat May rarabagon nin ref bako nang laptop! Tigsik ko an pamana kan unanong si Gloria Sa mga kurapto, hamagan sana Wheelchair o neck brace, ay abaa na Lugod, hagupon kamo kan wish ni Kara! Tigsik ko an buswaon na si VP Kan an warrant ibaba na kan Corte Bako daa siyang safe, baka maremate Nya! Maggamit nin Trust tanganing suwabe! Tigsik ko ining ligwak an payo An kukute pirming malasado An

Ni: Ryan Mostar An reckless imprudence sarong krimen na ginigibo kun an sarong tawo, na mayo man intensyon na makapinsala o makakulog, pero nagresulta man giraray kaini dahil sa inexcusable lack of precaution o sobrang kakulangan sa pag-iingat. Sa Article 365 kan Revised Penal Code, halimbawa, an sarong motorista na nagmamaneho nin peligroso asin nagresulta ini sa pagka-injured o pagkagadan nin ibang tawo puwedeng managot sa reckless imprudence, dahil sa dae niya pag-iingat n

Tigsik ko an mga dai nagtutubod sa impyerno, Kaya nagpapadagos sa mararaot na mga gibo. Logod magbarago na, magbarakli na nin tutuo, Ta sigurado, ilalandag an kalag nindo sa kalayo. Tigsik ko, mga pulitikong grabe kapoderoso, Na nag-iiriwal pirmi sa manlaen-laen na isyu, An dapat kuta na magkasararo na man kamo, Isipon, karahayan kan mga nagluklok sa indo. Tigsik ko an mga delikado asin pesting namok, Talagang peligroso kun an mga ini makatudok. Tangani daing namok malinig

THE decline in physical bullying among Filipino learners is certainly a welcome news. Fewer students are being hit, pushed, threatened, mocked or subjected to nasty rumors than seven years ago. But the figures should not give schools, parents and policymakers a reason to relax and celebrate. If anything, the latest findings from the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) suggest that bullying has not disappeared—it has changed form. The schoolyard bully ma

“My testimony is not for sale, sir.” Of course not. Whoever said it was for sale? Retired Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang made that declaration during her cross-examination by defense counsel Mark Vinluan in the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. She was directly addressing and rejecting suggestions that she was receiving personal or material favors in exchange for serving as a witness. The exchange began when defense counsel asked

Alas-tres nin aga sa Naga City kan pinara kan pulis si Rodel Luz dahil nagmamaneho nin motorsiklo na mayo helmet. Inimbitahan siya sa police sub-station para sa citation ticket. Habang nagsusurat kan citation ticket, napansin kan pulis na dai mapakali si Luz asin may kinukuang bagay sa saiyang jacket. Sinabihan siya na iluwas an laman kan saiyang bulsa. Kabilang sa mga ilinuwas niya an sarong sadit na container na may laog na sachet nin pinaghihinalaang shabu. Kinasuhan si Lu

For weeks, we have watched the news about gun violence in schools across the country. We see the images. We hear the reports. We shake our heads, worry for the children involved, and then go about our day. It is frightening. But it is also distant. Until it isn't. On September 14, a post appeared on social media warning a university’s Junior High School community to “be prepared.” Later, another post appeared with an image of a gun and with the words, “maybe not today but tom

A month ago, someone posted a “Reunion of Friends” on my Facebook page, where I was invited to describe in one word, how I first met the person who posted it. At first, I did not want to do it. What caught my attention, however, was the reason why there was such a post circulating on Facebook. The first paragraph of the post explains it: “I’m well into the last half of my life on earth, and I have learned that dying is inevitable. No one can stop it. We have one life to live

“Pinapano ni Ina ang salog para sa fluvial procession.” Iyo ini si sabi kan ka-trabaho ko sa biglang uran kan banguing ito kan nakaaging semana. Nahiling ko sinda sa paborito kong kakanan goto sa Mags. Iyo ini ang naiisip kan mga deboto asin mga nagse-celebrar kan Peñafrancia fiesta, may koneksyon ang uran sa “pag-sakay” sa pagoda o fluvial procession pabalik sa saiyang “harong”, ang Basiica Minore. Naoobserbaran man nanggad ang mga mauran na aldaw lalo na sa panahon nin nove

September 16 is officially Mexico’s Independence Day—the anniversary of the 1810 Grito de Dolores that began the struggle. But the independence itself was consummated eleven years later, on September 27, 1821, when the Trigarante Army entered Mexico City. The Act of Independence was signed the following day, September 28. Three years ago, I found myself at Jamul Casino’s Rooftop celebrating Mexican Independence Day. An all-Mexican women’s band was playing, and something happe

Three significant events unfolded this week, within three days, all touching on democracy, constitutional government and the continuing struggle to make our institutions work for the people. Let me devote this column to three: the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections, the amicus curiae proceedings on the voting threshold in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, and the Supreme Court’s action on political dynasties. September 14. The Bangsamoro Autonomous R

Tigsik ko po ining Naga ngonian Mahuyong puso kan Kabikolan Magpoon pa kaito hasta sa ngonian Nakahuyom sa kinaban! Maogmang Lugar! Tigsik ko man an salog kan Naga Dalan ni Virgen de Peñafrancia Pano nin kolor, tagob nin istorya Sa samong puso nagtalanhok an ogma! Tigsik ko an ronang Kabikolan Linubngan kan sakong inulnan Saen man na lugar ako mapaduman Nasa puso ko dae malilingwan! Tigsik ko si Inang Peñafrancia Sa Kabikolan samuyang Patrona Samong pailihan, samuyang ranga

Ni: Ryan Mostar Dati bakong September an pagselebrar kan Peñafrancia Fiesta. July ini puon 1895 sagkod 1904, matapos an rescript ni Pope Leo XIII na nagtakda kan fiesta sa first Sunday nin July. Pero kan Abril 8, 1905, nagpagibo nin petition si Bishop Jorge Barlin asin nagpaluwas si Pope Pius X nin bagong rescript na ibalik an selebrasyon sa September—partikular, sa Domingo pagkatapos kan Octave kan Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. An Nativity ni Maria selebrado kada Sept