https://www.philstar.com/rss/opinion Philippine News for the Filipino Global Community (c) 2026, philstar.com. All rights reserved. 15Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:30:05 +0800 en https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542645/liability-beyond-registrationJose C. Sison This is the case of Mang Ramon, a jeepney operator who had no franchise or Certificate of Public Convenience to operate his passenger jeepney. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542645/liability-beyond-registration https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542646/maynilad-prepares-el-nioMarichu A. Villanueva The water level in Angat Dam, the primary source of Metro Manila’s drinking water needs, has been fluctuating near the critical level. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542646/maynilad-prepares-el-nio https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542647/cayetano-youre-guilty-if-death-threats-alarm-youJarius Bondoc For Senator-Judge Alan Cayetano, if a death threat alarms you, then you must be guilty. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542647/cayetano-youre-guilty-if-death-threats-alarm-you https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542648/battle-filipino-youthPia Roces Morato To look at a student activist standing on a university bench, megaphone in hand, is to look at the very engine of Philippine progress. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542648/battle-filipino-youth https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542649/seeking-employment-bad-jokeCito Beltran Humor and comedy is one of the art forms that has become so effective at cutting down political and social ills of society. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542649/seeking-employment-bad-joke https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542650/reheating-kalderoAna Marie Pamintuan Dredging up the corruption allegations in the construction of the New Clark City sports complex and its kaldero landmark reminded the public of offenses imputed on Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542650/reheating-kaldero https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542651/editorial-another-vip-detainee Sen. Panfilo Lacson described as a “miracle” his colleague Rodante Marcoleta’s recovery from the illnesses that warranted hospital confinement instead of jail detention for over a week following his arrest for plunder. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/17/2542651/editorial-another-vip-detainee https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/16/2542398/sara-guilty-grave-threats-seditionTony Lopez  After the July 14 and 15 hearings of the Senate impeachment court, I now conclude: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/16/2542398/sara-guilty-grave-threats-sedition https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/16/2542399/ten-years-on-arbitral-award-south-china-sea-mattersMassimo Santoro Ten years ago, on July 12, 2016, an arbitral tribunal constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea  delivered a ruling that shaped the legal landscape of the South China Sea. The Arbitral Award, in the case brought by the Philippines against China, remains as relevant as ever. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/16/2542399/ten-years-on-arbitral-award-south-china-sea-matters https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/16/2542400/understanding-and-appreciating-mindanawonElfren S. Cruz The book “More Mindanawon Than We Admit: History, Culture and Identity in the Philippine South” (Vibal Foundation, 2024) explores the history, culture and heritage of the people of Mindanao.  Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/07/16/2542400/understanding-and-appreciating-mindanawon