Malacañang holds press briefing after nationwide rallies

By Noriko Yamamoto

Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, together with the representatives from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Philippine National Police (PNP), conducted a press briefing with the Malacañang Press Corps (MPC) on Monday, September 22, regarding the nationwide protests “Baha sa Luneta” and “Trillion Peso March,” held a day before.

Floods of Betrayal: Disparity amid a Rainy Scene

By Jelena Villorente

STOLEN: As Habagat showers continue to sweep the weather charts, the spotlight has now turned to the very initiatives meant to prevent the average Filipino from wading in knee-deep water — the flood control projects that now seem to be forsaken. With investigations zeroing in on contractors and nepo babies drawing flak on social media, evidence of the perennial culture of corruption has already begun to unfold, all amalgamating to wrench a cry out of the Filipinos that continue to be stolen from.

Sotto returns as senate president

By AJ Alarcon

Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Monday, September 8, reclaimed the Senate presidency during the chamber’s plenary session, replacing Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero, who was unseated following a probe into controversial government flood control projects allegedly linked to his campaign’s top donor.

Amidst A Failing Stronghold

By Jelena Villorente

OVER AND OVER: Evident in perpetual rainfall and high-rise floods, Habagat greets the Philippines in its unabashed wave of severe obstacles. Amidst these issues, however, decentralized efforts to address them failed our populace year after year. The struggle persists, and the questions loom: How much longer until these hindrances finally subside? When will these repeated mistakes truly be learned from?

Bagong Pilipinas Recap: Pagbabalik sa Daan Tungo sa Bagong Pilipinas

Matapos ang dalawang taong pamumuno ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, tila naging mabilis ang takbo ng oras para sa bagong administrasyon dulot ng samu’t saring pangyayari na naranasan sa bansa. Subalit, sapat na nga ba ang mga pangyayaring ito upang mapanindigan ng bansa ang katagang ‘Bagong Pilipinas?’

Shading the Future: The May 2025 Elections

With the advent of the 2024 Comelec Voters Registration, a select number of students in the ASHS have a privilege — to be able to sign up to exercise their right to suffrage. However, this opportunity does not come with its own hindrances.