Hail to the chair by Victor Avecilla
The drug war must be won now
President Rodrigo Duterte correctly identified the drug menace as the root cause of the ills of the nation. Murders, rapes,...
Before the jeepney is phased out
(Part 2) Corrupt policemen near jeepney stands often demand a percentage of the total fares collected in every trip. Other...
Before the jeepney is phased out
(Part 1) The Philippine jeepney has come a long way. It began as a makeshift vehicle put together from spare...
The latest opinion poll says a lot
It seems that the orchestrated efforts of the Liberal Party to destabilize the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte during the...
The fake news phenomenon
(Part 2) Developments in cyber technology and advancements in telephony have permanently altered the role of the mobile phone from...
The fake news phenomenon
(Part 1) One of the most disturbing developments in the Philippines this year is the proliferation and dissemination of “fake...
The most dangerous road in Metro Manila
The road user’s tax collected by the government from every motorist who registers his vehicle is a racket. Back in...
False accounts and sweeping conclusions
As expected, the 45th anniversary of Proclamation No. 1081, by which President Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under martial law,...
Hontiveros, Lim and Uson
Senator Risa Hontiveros ought to improve her knowledge of the law on privacy. After a Senate hearing held two weeks...
Drug users everywhere
When Rodrigo Duterte ran for president last year, he campaigned on an anti-narcotics, anti-corruption platform. Duterte lamented, among others, that...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.