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When dynasties (slowly) crumble
by Iris Gonzales - May 15, 2025 - 12:00am
It seemed straight out of a teleserye, a plot twist one might see only on local prime time TV or while watching an edge-of-your-seat Netflix drama.
A legacy of nation-building
by Iris Gonzales - May 14, 2025 - 12:00am
At the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3 last Monday, election day, check-in counters of Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific were busier than usual amid the snaking lines of passengers.
High stakes
by Iris Gonzales - May 13, 2025 - 12:00am
Now we wait with bated breath, anxiety levels are through the roof.
3rd generation Ty takes driver’s seat at Toyota Motor Philippines marketing unit
by Iris Gonzales - May 12, 2025 - 12:00am
Andrew Ryan “Andy” Ty, grandson of the late banking and automotive tycoon George Ty, has taken the driver’s seat at Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP)’s Marketing Services Department as its assistant...
Notes on the elections
by Iris Gonzales - May 11, 2025 - 12:00am
Tomorrow, the 12th of May, the campaign circus comes to an end, and the real thing begins.
Robina on recent kidnappings, retirement
by Iris Gonzales - May 8, 2025 - 12:00am
Outside the Gokongwei Group and the UP Fighting Maroons, tycoon and sports patron Robina Gokongwei is famously synonymous with two enduring tales that refuse to die – one a cult urban legend, the other a real-life...
Tragic
by Iris Gonzales - May 6, 2025 - 12:00am
A father has lost his daughter in yet another tragedy that came like a thief in the night – on a quiet Sunday morning.
Who will be the next SEC chairperson?
by Iris Gonzales - May 5, 2025 - 12:00am
Five of the country’s top lawyers are in the running to become the next chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as the seven-year term of incumbent Duterte appointee Emilio Aquino ends...
Press freedom
by Iris Gonzales - May 4, 2025 - 12:00am
May 3, World Press Freedom Day, is always bittersweet for journalists, but more so now with the spread of fake news and the continued attacks on journalism.
Labor Day, OFWs, Camille Villar’s pitch
by Iris Gonzales - May 1, 2025 - 12:00am
They will march today – our tireless laborers – as they do every year, out on the streets under the scorching summer heat.
Headwinds at the airport
by Iris Gonzales - April 29, 2025 - 12:00am
Critics of the country’s main gateway or the San Miguel Corp.-led consortium now managing its operations may not agree, but there have been noticeable changes at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport –...
Bullying: A national emergency
by Iris Gonzales - April 27, 2025 - 12:00am
The edge-of-your-seat Netflix drama “Adolescence” has put the spotlight on issues that a young person may face as an adolescent. One of the themes tackled in the series is bullying.
‘Scandalous inequality’
by Iris Gonzales - April 24, 2025 - 12:00am
In a world that is moving and turning at dizzying speed – and increasingly backward and rightward – Pope Francis had been that rare moral titan, unafraid to say the things that must be said.
PAL taps British aviation expert as new president
by Iris Gonzales - April 23, 2025 - 12:00am
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to name British aviation veteran Richard Nuttall as its new president, industry sources told The STAR.
From black magic to blackouts
by Iris Gonzales - April 22, 2025 - 12:00am
Maundy Thursday night, riding a tricycle down Mt. Bandilaan – home to Siquijor’s famed healers – I looked back and gasped. The mountain behind us had disappeared into a pitch-black curtain, with...
What’s happening to Alyansa?
by Iris Gonzales - April 20, 2025 - 12:00am
That was a welcome pause – Maundy Thursday and Good Friday – from the dizzying political circus, which has become as scorching as the sweltering summer heat.
‘Strange Fruit’
by Iris Gonzales - April 17, 2025 - 12:00am
There’s no lack of rituals in this nation of 120 million as Filipinos observe Holy Week.
Red light, green light
by Iris Gonzales - April 15, 2025 - 12:00am
The Trump administration announced yet another surprising trade policy pivot, this time a sweeping tariff exemption on key tech imports.
Revisiting the Masungi Georeserve
by Iris Gonzales - April 13, 2025 - 12:00am
It was a fitting time to revisit the Masungi Georeserve, nestled perfectly in the Sierra Madre mountain range in Baras, Rizal, especially with the recent issues surrounding it.
From Clark to Suzuka
by Iris Gonzales - April 13, 2025 - 12:00am
Engines roaring to life. The smell of burning tires wafting through the air. Cars hurtling at dizzying speeds. Fans jumping and thumping in wild surrender. And then – the deafening sound of it all.
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