Signed Emptiness

Casee Yvonne Berrey | Nov 30, 2025

Amid ongoing scrutiny of mishandled public funds, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is once again at the center of public distrust after Education Secretary Sonny Angara revealed that more than 1,000 classrooms reported as "completed" were actually unfinished, with some lacking electricity, paint, or even proper flooring. These structures were registered as accomplishments, paraded as progress, and certified as handed over despite being unsuitable for learning. The government did not merely neglect its responsibility, but also signed off on emptiness.

Truth Swerving

Geruzelle Ella | Nov 11, 2025

Hypocrisy has once again awakened in the country as we welcome the Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa. There could’ve been no better head start to this annual drill than a message from President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. that urged Filipinos to love the national language. Whereas every year comes with a different theme, however, it always meets the same end that once August ends, so too does the love for the Filipino language.

Rotten Facade

The Editorial Board | Sep 7, 2024

Following Typhoon Enteng, calls for donations included one initiated by the Antipolo City National Science and Technology High School (ACNSTHS) Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SSLG), but this promising effort has been tainted by the selfishness of some of its officers, who pocketed some of the donated clothes. Such disgraceful act shatters not only the organization’s accomplishments but, most importantly, the trust placed in them by the people who sought to aid those in need.

Sham Language Appreciation

Marianne Magana | Aug 28, 2024

Hypocrisy has once again awakened in the country as we welcome the Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa. There could’ve been no better head start to this annual drill than a message from President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. that urged Filipinos to love the national language. Whereas every year comes with a different theme, however, it always meets the same end that once August ends, so too does the love for the Filipino language.

Faulty Foundation

The Editorial Board | Apr 23, 2024

The reign of the current Student Secondary Learner Government (SSLG) administration has brought many achievements and firsts, one of which, for the first time in Antipolo City National Science and Technology High School (ACNSTHS), a lone partylist submitted their candidacy, securing their victory. This, however, is not a milestone, for this may be a “first,” but this should definitely be the last.

Long Overdue

Naeumi Gonzales | Jan 26, 2024

It is no longer a gasp of surprise, but a frown of disappointment to see the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022, as the Philippines ranked 77th out of 81 countries. Filipinos have long been accustomed to seeing such results that they no longer see them as alarming as they should be. Apart from the results, the assessment took place during the pandemic, which further excavates the root of the problem.