Hello 👋 I am Daniel Sebastianne Daiz.

This site contains my scribbles and mental notes on a bunch of topic, from physics to politics, from torts to theater, and everything else in between.

How to think about the ‘income advantage’ in entering UP

The right to quality and accessible tertiary education–especially when mandated by law–cannot be abrogated once a showing of an imperfect policy execution is...

Some notes on Senate Minority Leader Pimentel’s legal challenge to the 2025 budget

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel, in a media interview, raised three legal objections against the constitutionality of the 2025 budget.

UP got a P2-billion cut this year. The culprit? Infra projects.

The University of the Philippines (UP) experienced a P2-billion budget cut this year.

The president has lost control of the public coffers. Just look at the 2025 budget.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 general appropriations act (GAA) last Monday. Much condemnation of the budget bill has been generated over the...

Could 2025 be a year of comeback for Makabayan Bloc?

If the elections were to be held last month, the Makabayan Bloc’s four party-lists would have all won at least one seat in the House of Representatives.