https://www.philstar.com/rss/opinion Philippine News for the Filipino Global Community (c) 2026, philstar.com. All rights reserved. 15Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:30:06 +0800 en https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569764/higher-electric-bills-due-el-nioMarichu A. Villanueva ‘So from the standpoint of power supply adequacy, we are prepared to serve our customers,’ Zaldarriaga asserted. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569764/higher-electric-bills-due-el-nio https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569770/16-years-later-still-no-justice-slain-geniusJarius Bondoc Sixteen years ago this Sunday, soldiers slew botanist Leonard Co. He was researching native trees in the mountain forests of Kananga, Leyte when an Army patrol fired at him and four companions. Leonard and two of the four fell dead. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569770/16-years-later-still-no-justice-slain-genius https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569775/ledger-trial-why-true-accountability-cant-stop-vice-presidents-doorPia Roces Morato For forty-odd session days, reporters covering the Senate have watched two very different worlds collide. Inside the chamber, senator-judges in maroon robes parse bank records, land titles and corporate disclosures. Just outside, everyday workers and middle-class taxpayers tallying their grocery bills worry about heavy taxes and billions lost to broken flood-control projects. Beyond our borders, foreign diplomats and investors arriving for our turn as ASEAN chair watch this divided screen with quiet alarm. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569775/ledger-trial-why-true-accountability-cant-stop-vice-presidents-door https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569776/mother-mountainsCito Beltran I have been laid low by the infernal flu/cough virus and I swear that as I carry on in years, the bouts and the recovery have been long and draining, almost depressing. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569776/mother-mountains https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569781/headed-southAna Marie Pamintuan Pollsters have seen their results go widely off the mark, with some spectacular fails in recent years, notably Donald Trump’s landslide win and the Republican sweep in 2024, and the UK’s vote to leave the European Union in 2016. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569781/headed-south https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569787/editorial-no-vip-treatment A member of popular P-pop girl group BINI issued a public apology yesterday after being sanctioned by the Land Transportation Office for distracted driving. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/13/2569787/editorial-no-vip-treatment https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/12/2569494/economy-bbms-record-vs-past-presidentsTony Lopez The Philippine economy grew 2.1 percent in the third quarter of 2026, the slowest quarterly growth in output of goods and services (what you call the Gross Domestic Product) in 16 years. The 2.1 percent third quarter growth brings January-September 2026 GDP growth to 2.5 percent. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/12/2569494/economy-bbms-record-vs-past-presidents https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/12/2569495/democrats-won-midterms-wont-change-much-american-alliesIan Bremmer Shortly after the Democratic Party won back the House and Senate in the US midterm elections, House Democratic Leader (and likely the next Speaker of the House) Hakeem Jeffries announced, “America is back.” Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/12/2569495/democrats-won-midterms-wont-change-much-american-allies https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/12/2569497/struggle-between-heartland-and-rimlandElfren S. Cruz For more than a century, geopolitical writers have warned that China could one day threaten the world. As far back as 1904, Mackinder warned that “a stable ruthlessly run China could one day imperil the world’s freedom because it combined Rimland frontage with a vast Eurasian hinterland.” Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/12/2569497/struggle-between-heartland-and-rimland https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/12/2569502/sickest-man-asiaIris Gonzales Sickest man of Asia And there it goes – the Philippines under Marcos 2.0 is again facing one of its most challenging periods, just a few nightmares away from the crisis that hounded the first Marcos regime or the pandemic era. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2026/11/12/2569502/sickest-man-asia