Yes, our country has so many problems. But, at this time, there is no problem with the people’s optimism—see “Second Quarter ...

Never again will I fail my country like this. I often pinpoint 2022 as the year I began to care about our country’s political environment. I was 17, admittedly a bit late compared to other Gen Z ...

Over the past months, I’ve been fortunate to experience the joy of solo travel, both abroad and local. This opportunity also gave me the privilege to meet random Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who ...

My ruminations during this stormy, flood-soaked day in many places: There will be hell to pay, or so I pray. No mercy—this is what my mind and heart desperately yearn for the guilty, while the ...

The convening of the 20th Congress offers a vital opportunity to address long-standing social and economic inequities in the Philippines. At a time when public trust in institutions remains fragile, ...

May I congratulate you on your recent assignment as the Israeli ambassador to the Philippines and welcome you warmly to our country. Israel and the Philippines have shared a special relationship over ...

The Document Containing the Charges (DCC) against former President Rodrigo Duterte has finally been publicly released by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Although many ...

Nothing has struck the Filipino public more indelibly in recent months than the optics: bundles of thousand-peso bills ...

The American author Mark Twain quipped that history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. With European economies promising to up their defense expenditure to 5 percent of GDP, are we repeating ...

Public outrage over chronic corruption that has long hobbled the Philippines and caused unnecessary suffering among Filipinos ...