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Tradition versus transparency | Inquirer Opinion
网页9 小时之前 · Tradition versus transparency. Respect for tradition has always been a proud part of Filipino culture, providing a sense of continuity and the comfort of the familiar. Shared traditions meanwhile build social cohesion that boosts the sense of belonging and kinship in a community. Citing respect for tradition, three lawmakers last week urged ...
Is the PNP on brink of losing public trust? | Inquirer Opinion
网页9 小时之前 · Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:05 AM September 20, 2024. To serve and protect”—this has long been the guiding principle of the Philippine National Police. However, over time, this principle seems to have lost its essence. The institution, entrusted with safeguarding the public, has instead been plagued with numerous allegations of human ...
Health systems in the age of polycrisis | Inquirer Opinion
网页1 天前 · For the Philippine health sector, these analyses convey two important messages that invite attention and require action: First, the age of polycrisis has already emerged and is now in our midst. Polycrisis is a buzzword defined as a “cluster of related global risks with compounding effects, such that the overall impact exceeds the sum of each ...
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网页2024年9月11日 · Read the latest editorials from the Philippines' leading news website, covering topics such as politics, business, society, and culture. Find out the views and opinions of the Inquirer's editorial board on current issues and events.
Marcos Jr: A Plan B against Dutertes? | Inquirer Opinion
网页3 天之前 · It appears that the “Plan B” is to outspend, outmaneuver, and outsmart the Dutertes in the midterm elections and, shortly after, either push for potential constitutional change and/or embark on a systematic marginalization of the Dutertes ahead of the 2028 elections. But underestimating the notorious dynasty is foolhardy.
A puzzlement for our Supreme Court | Inquirer Opinion
网页2024年8月12日 · Sen. Robinhood C. Padilla, the topnotcher of the 2022 senatorial elections, filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to interpret the meaning of "vote of three-fourths of all its Members" in Article XVII of the Charter. The petition raises procedural and substantive issues that may set precedents in Philippine law.
Scenarios of the Philippine Future 2050 | Inquirer Opinion
网页2024年8月20日 · The country is now gearing up for the next political fiesta—the midterm and senatorial elections in May 2025. There is a sense of frustrating déjà vu, as we have seen this all before—the early actions of coalition-building by political parties focusing on persons but not ideals or goals, investigations in Congress to generate and control the narratives and optics that will register with ...
Poverty: the latest reminder | Inquirer Opinion
网页2024年1月20日 · The main economic problem in the Philippines is its massive poverty, as sensed by the people themselves. In December 2023, almost half of all families felt Poor, only one in five felt Not Poor, and one in three felt on the border—a very wide border—between the two (see “Social Weather Report: 47% of Filipino families feel Poor, similar to 48% in September 2023; 33% feel Borderline, and ...