Daily Guardian just landed something rare for a provincial newsroom: an international grant that usually goes to outlets with bigger names, bigger markets, and louder megaphones. To be blunt, we are the first, and so far the only, Iloilo-based newsroom on the International Fund for Public Interest Media’s new list
February 17, 2026
Let’s cut through the noise and the panic-scrolling. The shooting at Iloilo International Airport on Wednesday was a design flaw in our search for convenience. We don’t need hot takes or clickbait right now. We need to look at the hard facts: a system update meant to speed up queues
January 30, 2026
It has been a messy few weeks for artificial (AI) regulation in our neighborhood. Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines recently scrambled to slam the brakes on Grok, the generative AI tool linked to Elon Musk’s xAI. Regulators hit the panic button over deepfakes, harassment, and the spread of sexually explicit
January 29, 2026
We need to talk about how we handle family drama on air. The Iloilo Media-Citizen Council (which I currently lead) recently received a complaint about a broadcast and a social media post that blew up a private family dispute. It included photos of people who never asked to be famous
January 24, 2026
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)’s 2026 budget push for the Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridges, the Iloilo-Capiz-Aklan Expressway (ICAEX), and the Boracay Bridge is being sold as a simple promise: shave travel time, lift tourism, and let Region VI finally move like one economy. The money is real, too, from
January 15, 2026
In the noisy, chaotic world of Philippine social media, it is easy to assume that we are drowning in information. But a closer look at the map reveals a concerning counter-narrative: vast swathes of the archipelago are going dark. A recent study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS),
December 2, 2025
Something amazing is happening in the Philippines, and it’s not in Manila. My feeds are buzzing about a massive event touching down in Bacolod this month. It’s called Terra Madre Asia & Pacific, and it is, quite literally, a world-first for our region. From November 19 to 23, the city will
November 14, 2025
I will not mince words. The new report from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) is a national tragedy, a 30-year-old failure, and a multi-generational indictment of our priorities. The number is 24.8 million. This is nearly a quarter of our entire population. Twenty-four million, eight hundred thousand Filipinos
November 8, 2025
While the nation’s eyes are rightly fixed on the horizon, watching the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) bravely face down Chinese water cannons and blockades in the West Philippine Sea, a second, more insidious battle is being waged. This war is not for territory, but for the Filipino mind. It is
November 7, 2025