EDITORIALS

A Job for Justice

A Job for Justice

Congress should stay away from the investigation into charges of fraud in the 2004 presidential election in the ARMM

COLUMNS

Meeting the New Boss

Meeting the New Boss

Tales from the Digital Plantation
By Microserf de Manila

THE ARTS

ADDICTIONS (new works by Cesar Caballero)

ADDICTIONS (new works by Cesar Caballero)

James Fenton discusses Caballero’s predominantly red paintings.

The Devils You Know

The Devils You Know

FILM REVIEW by Dodo Dayao

The ‘Beautiful Development’ of the Short Story

The ‘Beautiful Development’ of the Short Story

We pull out from our archives this delightful piece by N.V.M. Gonzalez, one of our pioneering—and still among the best—fictionists in English.

TRAVEL

Where Does Siquijor’s Magic Come from?

Where Does Siquijor’s Magic Come from?

Jona Branzuela Bering spies a blur of an island riding the edges of the sea.

NATION

Closing in on Gloria

Closing in on Gloria

The government is creating a body of witnesses who will testify against GMA on electoral fraud in 2004 and 2007

Connect the Dots

Connect the Dots

A bishop, civilians, a military officer. Is there a plot against the President?

Capital Disaster

Capital Disaster

A Supreme Court ruling could hurt PLDT—and drive away foreign investors

Day of the Bishops

Day of the Bishops

The church apologizes to Catholics, but GMA’s bishop friends insist they did nothing unlawful

Unintelligent Spy

Unintelligent Spy

Ex-PCSO chief has nothing to show for P325 million spent for intelligence

Now He’s Singing

Now He’s Singing

Zaldy Ampatuan offers a deal: his father and brother and GMA for his freedom

A Difficult Situation

A Difficult Situation

The Supreme Court orders another vote in the Aquino family’s Hacienda Luisita



FEATURES

The Devils You Know

The Devils You Know

FILM REVIEW by Dodo Dayao






FICTION

Colony, 1874

Colony, 1874

(for Francisco Sionil José)
By Thomas David Chavez

Resurrection

Resurrection

By Victor Fernando R. Ocampo

Brother & Sister

Brother & Sister

By Dean Francis Alfar


SPECIAL FEATURES

Datu Mussolini Sinsuat Lidasan

Datu Mussolini Sinsuat Lidasan

DATU. It may merely be a four-letter word, but it carries with it a lot of weight.

Neophyte Legislator in Action

Neophyte Legislator in Action

Lanao del Sur’s 1st district representative Hussein Pacasum Pangandaman

Lanao del Sur’s Golden Boy

Lanao del Sur’s Golden Boy

Hussein Pangandaman makes it to the House by delivering even without making promises


WHAT OUR READERS SAY

Arrogant Officials

—Reginald B. Tamayo, Marikina City

Credible Ally

—Henry C. Espedido, Dumaguete City

The Right Venue

—Henry C. Espedido, Dumaguete City

Get Them All

— Juanito E. Divinagracia, Iloilo City

Dacer Murders: Reinvestigation

—Roberto B. Pimentel, Pasig City

Peaceful Coexistence

—Henry C. Espedido, Dumaguete City

The Fifth Commandment

—Iluminado A. Restor, Davao City

Pag-IBIG Fund Dividends

—Crisostomo B. Vilar, Vice Mayor, Pagsanjan, Laguna

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