https://www.philstar.com/rss/opinion Philippine News for the Filipino Global Community (c) 2026, philstar.com. All rights reserved. 15Sun, 31 May 2026 08:30:06 +0800 en https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531729/pinoy-responsible-new-adjustment-memoMichael J. Gurfinkel On May 21, 2026, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a policy memorandum, sending shockwaves within the US and around the world, as it implies that people in the US should ordinarily leave and apply for their green cards at the embassy versus filing for adjustment of status in the US. Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531729/pinoy-responsible-new-adjustment-memo https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531730/right-information-within-reachBrian Poe Llamanzares Last Tuesday, I personally sponsored the Right to Information Bill in plenary. Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531730/right-information-within-reach https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531733/pokmon-senate-bottomless-abyssRonald Llamas When you think the Senate, currently led by self-proclaimed “Ambassador of Jesus Christ” Alan Pokémon Cayetano, can’t sink any deeper into the muck, it somehow finds ways to prove us wrong. Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531733/pokmon-senate-bottomless-abyss https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531736/encyclical-must-be-readElfren S. Cruz This month, May 2026, Pope Leo XIV published his first major teaching document, the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity): On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence. Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531736/encyclical-must-be-read https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531738/p480-immigration-fee-justifiedIris Gonzales The Bureau of Immigration planned new border security system can rake in as much as P14 billion in its first year of operations alone from user fees of P480 charged per passenger on round-trip international travel. Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531738/p480-immigration-fee-justified https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531739/intolerable-politics-may-kill-us-endAmbassador B. Romualdez Many Filipinos today are convinced that politics has become too consuming, too personal, too performative, too theatrical – and increasingly disconnected from the real problems ordinary people face. Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531739/intolerable-politics-may-kill-us-end https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531740/editorial-ready-monsoons Even as the scorching heat and extreme humidity persist, the weather bureau has declared the onset of the monsoon season. Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/31/2531740/editorial-ready-monsoons https://www.philstar.com/news-commentary/2026/05/30/2531655/philippines-trusted-strategic-partner-asean-vietnamRenato Cruz De Castro Since 2011, the Philippines has been confronted by increasingly complex maritime challenges in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea. Sat, 30 May 2026 18:17:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/news-commentary/2026/05/30/2531655/philippines-trusted-strategic-partner-asean-vietnam https://www.philstar.com/news-commentary/2026/05/30/2531653/beyond-compliance-rethinking-rubric-teacher-education-centers-excellenceAllen Espinosa The proposed rubric for assessing Teacher Education Centers of Excellence represents an important shift in how excellence is imagined in Philippine teacher education. Sat, 30 May 2026 17:51:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/news-commentary/2026/05/30/2531653/beyond-compliance-rethinking-rubric-teacher-education-centers-excellence https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/30/2531450/ai-goes-berserkTony Lopez Artificial intelligence has become three things. It is a religion. It is drugs. It is a war machine. Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/05/30/2531450/ai-goes-berserk