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Weapon in the Cockpit — Who Checks the Checkers?
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Acting Chief Justice Leonen to Courts: Silence on Corruption Marginalizes, Disempowers the Poor
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FROM THE FRINGES: Thank you, teachers!
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Philippine Immigration Deports Four Japanese Fugitives in Anti-Fraud Crackdown
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Hero Pilot Smit Machchhar Thwarts Mid-Air Catastrophe on Flydubai Flight, Hailed for Extraordinary Bravery
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Dubai – Tel Aviv Flights Stopped – What We Know, What Comes Next

Weapon in the Cockpit — Who Checks the Checkers?

Bing JabadanOctober 2, 2026October 2, 202605 mins

Weapon in the Cockpit — Who Checks the Checkers? By Bing Jabadan – TheNationWeek.com | October 2, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – The stabbing of Captain Smit Machchhar aboard flydubai Flight FZ1073 — and the co-pilot’s alleged attempt to crash the plane — has exposed a significant failure in aviation vetting: how was an attacker allowed…

Weapon in the Cockpit — Who Checks the Checkers?

Acting Chief Justice Leonen to Courts: Silence on Corruption Marginalizes, Disempowers the Poor

FROM THE FRINGES: Thank you, teachers!

Philippine Immigration Deports Four Japanese Fugitives in Anti-Fraud Crackdown

Hero Pilot Smit Machchhar Thwarts Mid-Air Catastrophe on Flydubai Flight, Hailed for Extraordinary Bravery

Dubai – Tel Aviv Flights Stopped – What We Know, What Comes Next

Weapon in the Cockpit — Who Checks the Checkers?