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Aramon Ta
Ni: Ryan Mostar Sa irarom kan 1987 Konstitusyon, an Presidente, Bise Presidente, Miyembro kan Supreme Court, Miyembro kan Constitutional Commissions, asin an Ombudsman sana an pwedeng haleon sa pwesto sa paagi nin impeachment. An House of Representatives igwa nin eksklusibong kapangyarihan na magpoon nin mga kaso nin impeachment, mantang an Senado igwa nin solamenteng kapangyarihan na magdangog asin magdesisyon sa mga ini. Kun makondena, matatanggal sa puwesto an opisyal asin
Jul 181 min read


Tigsik
Tigsik ko ining buhay ta digdi sa kinaban, Kun sagkod noarin kita dai ta naaaraman. Kaya dapat preparado kun kita babawian, Kan buhay na sa Diyos sinublian sana man. Tigsik ko ining garo cancer sa sosyodad ta, Ini baga na haloy nang problema sa droga. Si mga ugat kaini biyong naglalangkaba na, Ta an nararamalan si mga sanga man sana. Tigsik ko an buhay kan iba sa mga pulitiko, Na namumugtak nang pirmi sa mga piligro. Pirmi na may huma sa buhay kan mga iniho. Hali sa mga kalab
Jul 181 min read


EDITORIAL: Broken Trust
FORMER Ombudsman and Supreme Court Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales delivered more than a commencement speech at the 115th graduation exercises of the University of the Philippines-Diliman. She delivered a warning. At a time when institutions are under scrutiny and public trust continues to erode, her message about “paggalang” or respect struck at the very heart of the nation’s democratic crisis. Her words reflected the growing frustration of many Filipinos who witne
Jul 103 min read


Trial, Trust, and Tribulation
Finally, after completing, returning, and starting over again, it has begun. Its path to the Senate floor was anything but straightforward, pushing through only after a rollercoaster ride of legal hurdles, including a Supreme Court ruling that declared the initial House Articles of Impeachment unconstitutional, which subsequently forced the Senate to archive them. This moment is genuinely historic: VP Duterte is the first sitting Philippine Vice President to be impeached. Wh
Jul 104 min read


Pagpost sa Kabit vs Cyber Libel
Atty., tig-post ko po sa Facebook an kabit kan sakuyang mister. Nagsabi po siya na kakasuhan niya ako nin cyber libel. Puwede po ba niya akong kasuhan maski totoo man na kabit siya? --- Iyo. Base sa mga impormasyong saimong ibinahagi, posible na magdagos an reklamo para sa cyber libel kun mapapatunayan an mga elemento kan krimen. Sa sitwasyong ini, an pag-post sa Facebook maituturing na publication. Kun nabistado an taong tinutukoy sa post, may identification. An pag-apod sai
Jul 101 min read


Subpoena Duces Tecum, Testificandum Etcetera
It was in 2000 when these legal terms suddenly became part of our everyday vocabulary. Before then, I had never imagined that ordinary Filipinos would be discussing Latin phrases over breakfast or hearing them repeatedly on the evening news. Then came the impeachment trial of former President Joseph Estrada, and almost overnight subpoena duces tecum and subpoena ad testificandum became familiar expressions. We may not have fully understood what they meant, but we heard them s
Jul 103 min read


The Last Time
We celebrate our firsts. Our first day in school. Our first paycheck. Our first love. Our first child. Our first home. We take photographs. We buy cakes. We mark calendars. We call them milestones because we know they matter. But life is strangely silent about our lasts. No one tells us, "This is the last time." There is no countdown. No ceremony. No farewell. One ordinary moment simply becomes the last. When was the last time your father carried you? The last time you played
Jul 102 min read


Marhay na Gawe
Kan ako college pa, may mga nabisto akong mga Hapones kadto. Parte kan exchange program, may lampas sarong taon sinda mag-clase digdi segun sa saindang kurso sa unibersidad ninda sa Japan. Si Kosuke-san saro sa mga nabisto mi na nadestino sa dorm na dinadagusan mi kadto. Sarong praktikal na tao, ta malang kang minsan na calenturado ako kadto, nagbisita sa cuarto may dara-darang bulong asin kakanon. Normal na magpasalamat sana sa ginibo niyang karahayan alagad nagsimbag siya,
Jul 102 min read


Can Conscience Fathom the Unthinkable?
The recent war with Iran reminds us of an old maxim: war is inevitable. History suggests that war will happen again. What changes with every generation is not its certainty, but the way it is fought. Weapons become more sophisticated. Technology is becoming more precise. The capacity for destruction becomes more absolute. Hiroshima became humanity’s reference point for the unthinkable. Think about that. If Hiroshima marked humanity’s first encounter with the atomic bomb, one
Jul 103 min read


LUHAAN
Tigsik ko an idol kan mga Iglesia An style pamalumalo sana Paborito palan dinuguan, may puto pa Hanep! Dae lamang nangangagda! Tigsik ko an rally duman sa Edsa An kurahaw maboblayon baga An talent fee bako lamang makagana Sus! An lafang lugaw malabbaw pa! Ining si Lustay tigsik ko man daw Sa Pinas, iyong pambansang istambay May suweldo pero mayong nahahaman Inutil! An gibo anas pasaway! Tigsik ko an rally na comedià Kan an mga Tsinador nag-entra Booo! Nagkalat sa mga platika
Jul 101 min read
Aramon Ta
Ni: Ryan Mostar Bago pa man magin tampok sa Wimbledon, si Alex Eala naghali sa Pilipinas sa edad na 13 anyos para mag-training sa bantog sa kinaban na Rafa Nadal Academy sa Mallorca, Spain. An akademyang ini, na itinukod kan alamat sa tennis na si Rafael Nadal, bistado sa paghubog nin mga world-class na parakawat sa paagi kan istriktong ensayo sa tennis asin pormal na edukasyon. Duman hinasa ni Alex an saiyang talento na nagbunga kan siya an nagin enot na Pilipino na nanggana
Jul 101 min read


Tigsik
Tigsik ko an mga tawo na nakaturuhok sa senado, Kun saen an haloy na impeachment trial ginigibo. Maubos an oras, pagdiskusyon kan mga abogado, Tangani laygayon, dai maconvict, sa indang amo. Tigsik ko an mga kahimanawa tang mga Pilipino, Logod mamuklat an mga mata kun ano an tutuo. Na dawa anong depensa kun may sala na ginibo, Madadaog, dawa anong urag kan mga abogado, Tigsik ko an magayon sanang buhok na abogado, Na an ipigdedepensa sarong opisyal nin gobyerno. Dai pwede kas
Jul 101 min read


EDITORIAL: Shattered Innocence
THE deadly shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City has shaken the nation not only because of the lives lost, but because the suspects are children themselves. Three students are dead, more than 20 others were injured, and countless families now carry emotional scars that may never fully heal. In the aftermath of the June 22 attack, attention has shifted toward the 14-year-old suspect whose family reportedly abandoned their home and relocated to Manila. Neig
Jul 42 min read


Shootings and Shoutings
A retired principal once asked a currently employed DepEd teacher, “Anong measures nindo sa school kayan ngunyan?” (What are your safety measures in school these days?) The teacher replied, “Pinapadara po hard hat saka whistle ang mga aki baka sakali po maglinog.” (We require the children to bring hard hats and whistles in case an earthquake hits.) The retired principal bluntly retorted, “Dai. Iyan sa baradilan sa eskwelehan.” (No. I mean for school shootings.) That exchange
Jul 43 min read


Harong Katutubo: The House That Hope Built in Ginaban
Some of the most inspiring leaders I have met never attended prestigious universities, never occupied high government positions, and never delivered eloquent speeches. They simply chose to serve their people with quiet dedication. One of them is 33-year-old Rechel Medrano of Barangay Guinaban, Ocampo, Camarines Sur. I first met Rechel in 2022 during one of our community-based programs on women’s and children’s rights. She spoke softly and smiled shyly, but behind that quiet d
Jul 43 min read



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