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    RISING RICE PRICES A “DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD” FOR FARMERS, SAYS FORMER AGRI CHIEF

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    UFCC’S RJ JAVELLANA URGES GOVERNMENT TO ACT AMID RISING TRANSPORT FARES AND GLOBAL TENSIONS 

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    SCO AND THE CHALLENGE TO PHILIPPINE FOREIGN POLICY 

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  • January 23, 2026

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    EVEN PRESIDENTS GET SICK TOO

    By Benjie Alejandro Fellow readers, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently joked after being hospitalized, saying: “Rumors of my death are… READ MORE

  • January 21, 2026

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    THE SHADOW OF CORRUPTION

    A pressing question now looms over the issue of smuggling: How can we truly stamp out illegal trade when high-ranking… READ MORE

  • January 18, 2026

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    JUAN’S BURDEN!

    The discourse over the South China Sea has flared up once again with the exchange of statements between ML Partylist… READ MORE

  • January 13, 2026

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    COMMENTARY: FRAGMENTED GLOBALIZATION AND THE PHILIPPINES’ PLACE IN A SHIFTING WORLD 

    My conversation with Dr. Chester Cabalza on WALANG ATRASAN over DWAR ABANTE RADYO offers a sobering reminder: the world order… READ MORE

  • January 13, 2026

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    MARCOS IN UAE TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TIES, SEAL KEY AGREEMENTS 

    President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for a working visit that underscores… READ MORE

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    RISING RICE PRICES A “DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD” FOR FARMERS, SAYS FORMER AGRI CHIEF

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    UFCC’S RJ JAVELLANA URGES GOVERNMENT TO ACT AMID RISING TRANSPORT FARES AND GLOBAL TENSIONS 

  • March 14, 2026

    SCO AND THE CHALLENGE TO PHILIPPINE FOREIGN POLICY 


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“The Presidential Office has initiated efforts to deal with the impending crisis. That’s well and good! Despite our political differences, now is the time to unite and deal with this emergent crisis.” Dante Velasco, Crisis Management Expert and Former Transportation Undersecretary – 24 March 2026 – on the creation of Palace Crisis Committee

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