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“Do Not Kill Me”: A Rider’s Plea Exposes the Brutal Cost of Kleptocracy

Bing JabadanJuly 22, 2026July 22, 202605 mins

“Do Not Kill Me”: A Rider’s Plea Exposes the Brutal Cost of Kleptocracy By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | July 22, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – Amid a nation grappling with systemic corruption, where billions in kickbacks vanish into the coffers of kleptocrats and kakistocrats, a stark handwritten plea has emerged, piercing through the silence of…

FIRING LINE: Zambales’ disappearing beaches

adminJuly 21, 2026July 21, 202606 mins

FIRING LINE: Zambales’ disappearing beaches By Robert B. Roque Jr. | July 21, 2026 A dear friend shared a painful reality about her beach house in San Felipe, Zambales — once a place of sunlit gatherings, laughter, and long, lazy afternoons by the shore. Those days are gone. What remains are memories, and a coastline…

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From the Fringes: USA@250

adminJuly 17, 2026July 17, 2026014 mins

From the Fringes: USA@250 By Jerome Aning | July 17, 2026 When we were kids, my siblings and cousins would often daydream about working in or migrating to the United States someday, believing it will bring prosperity to our families. This wishful thinking was reinforced by relatives and neighbors working or living in the US…

FIRING LINE: ‘Unwelcome here!’

adminJuly 16, 2026July 16, 202605 mins

FIRING LINE: ‘Unwelcome here!’ By Robert B. Roque Jr. | July 16, 2026 There is perhaps no harsher indictment of a public utility than hearing an entire city say, “You’re no longer welcome here.” That is exactly what happened in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, where the city council passed a resolution declaring PrimeWater Infrastructure…

FIRING LINE: Now that the calm is gone

adminJuly 14, 2026July 14, 202606 mins

FIRING LINE: Now that the calm is gone By Robert B. Roque Jr. | July 9, 2026 Just as we saw petroleum prices easing the last few weeks, buoyed by a calming situation in the Strait of Hormuz, comes another rude awakening: Washington and Tehran’s cease-fire has collapsed, and the region is once again primed…

Mayor Isko: Patient Receives Free, Successful Heart Procedure at Ospital ng Manila

adminJuly 13, 2026July 13, 202605 mins

(Photo courtesy: Manila Public Information Office) Mayor Isko: Patient Receives Free, Successful Heart Procedure at Ospital ng Manila By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | July 13, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – In a landmark achievement for public healthcare, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Thursday, July 9, the third successful angioplasty procedure performed…

FROM THE FRINGES: Stamp-collecting, a hobby still evolving

adminJuly 10, 2026July 10, 2026012 mins

FROM THE FRINGES: Stamp-collecting, a hobby still evolving By Jerome Aning | July 10, 2026 A year-long self-imposed sabbatical from media work enabled this writer to finally find time to get back to his long-neglected hobby of stamp-collecting and philately. I spent the past few months trying to complete a representative collection of post-war and…

FIRING LINE: Robed as judges after Senate shooting

adminJuly 9, 2026July 9, 202606 mins

FIRING LINE: Robed as judges after Senate shooting By Robert B. Roque Jr. | July 9, 2026 If you missed it while everyone was glued to the Senate impeachment trial, the Office of the Ombudsman has already settled the question of who was responsible for the May 13 shootout at the Senate. Its findings were…

Veteran journalist Jerome Aning joins TheNationWeek.com!

adminJuly 8, 2026July 9, 202604 mins

Veteran journalist Jerome Aning joins TheNationWeek.com! TheNATIONWEEK.com – YOUR ULTIMATE NEWS PORTAL proudly welcomes veteran journalist Jerome Aning as a columnist, news features writer, and editorial consultant. His weekly column, “From the Fringes,” will be published every Friday, starting July 10. “It is a great honor to join TheNATIONWEEK.com, and I am thankful for the…

Hamas’ Strategic Gambit: Dissolving Gaza Government Amid Stalled Ceasefire

adminJuly 7, 2026July 7, 202609 mins

Hamas’ Strategic Gambit: Dissolving Gaza Government Amid Stalled Ceasefire By Paul V. Young – TheNATIONWEEK.com | July 7, 2026 BRISBANE, Australia – In a calculated political maneuver, Hamas declared its intention to dismantle its governing apparatus in Gaza, a move analysts interpret as a direct pressure tactic on Israel as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan languishes….

Senate Impeachment Court Sparks Constitutional Crisis; VP Duterte’s Conviction Threshold Lowers to 13 Votes

FIRING LINE: Second chances, second thoughts

Trump Launches Fierce Attack on ICC, Urges Global Withdrawal

Mamdani Demands Netanyahu’s Arrest, Accuses Him of “Genocide” Before UN Address

Macron Condemns Gaza Crisis: “Spectacle That Shames Us All”

Netherlands Braces for US Sanctions as Trump Targets ICC

“Do Not Kill Me”: A Rider’s Plea Exposes the Brutal Cost of Kleptocracy

FIRING LINE: Zambales’ disappearing beaches

From the Fringes: USA@250

FIRING LINE: ‘Unwelcome here!’

FIRING LINE: Now that the calm is gone

Mayor Isko: Patient Receives Free, Successful Heart Procedure at Ospital ng Manila

FROM THE FRINGES: Stamp-collecting, a hobby still evolving

FIRING LINE: Robed as judges after Senate shooting

Veteran journalist Jerome Aning joins TheNationWeek.com!

Hamas’ Strategic Gambit: Dissolving Gaza Government Amid Stalled Ceasefire