More than 10 years ago, at a national anticorruption forum, the room vibrated with anger. Filipinos from across the country ...

Hardly anyone would disagree that 2025 has been the worst year for our economy since the pandemic-induced collapse in 2020.

By now, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte will have embarked on a trip around the world, following an itinerary that would make ...

For decades, the Philippine public endured the scandalous spectacle of projects that existed only on paper, contracts that enriched a few and ruined the many, and infrastructure that crumbled at the ...

Perhaps nothing better captures our “negative exceptionalism” than the brazenly totalistic capture of our elected offices by a few families. Even at the height of political reform under the ...

Advent this year suggests a reason for hope, with renewed antidynasty moves, and from younger Filipinos. There is Mikee Defensor, grandniece of the late Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago and daughter of ...

December has finally arrived, which means the spirit of Christmas is in full display. For Filipinos, this is a most cherished season to show gratitude and love through gift-giving. This tradition is ...

We were riding a tricycle on our way to the nearest mall to treat ourselves after a long day of schoolwork when the vehicle ...

A forum held recently sought to revive the values that defined the presidency of the late Corazon C. Aquino—moral and ethical virtues like integrity, humility, propriety or “delicadeza.” But ...

Two weeks ago, we sat down to a Christmas dinner that almost failed to happen. Reasons were varied, ranging from the venue ...

My pastor is so good he can talk on any subject for an hour.” His friend responded: “That’s nothing! My pastor can talk for ...

There will be two presidential elections of interest in 2028: first in May here in the Philippines, and another in November ...