editorial

The myth of “bobotante”

You can’t call Filipinos bobotante, as voting is not just a matter of intellect. This past May 13, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) declared the 2019 midterm election “generally successful”—yet majority of Filipinos said otherwise when the results started to…

‘Republic of China’

On the early morning of November 20, on live telecast in front of millions of Filipinos, President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping—who was walking in front of him with the Chinese flag raised behind them, the Philippine flag…

No winners in war

“Go ahead and kill them.” Terror is being raised in the name of “change” as headlines of vigilantes and “inhuman” drug users dominate the news. Dead set on eradicating these pushers to cleanse the country, Duterte is in full force…

The end line

Recent news of a student committing suicide near the grandstand has shaken the University. Although it remains a delicate and private topic, the issue of suicide has resurfaced once again and it is high time that we take its prevention…