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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The challenges to commuting in the Philippines are endless, so it is only right for the government to step in and implement measures to ease the burden of commuters, this time for those who use ...

In January 2023, less than a year after assuming the presidency, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signaled his administration’s decisive pivot to America by announcing that the United States ...

There will be two presidential elections of interest in 2028: first in May here in the Philippines, and another in November in the United States. In the latter case, I don’t count out the possibility ...