The battlelines are revealed by OCTA Research, which reports as of September (all figures in percent) the following: “Pro-Marcos,” 38; “Pro-Duterte,” 15; and “Pro-Opposition” 7 ...

Reports of substandard reinforcing steel bars being openly sold in hardware stores and construction supply outlets in different parts of the country have been coming in with alarming frequency, ...

Why is there so much fuss about a dismissed mayor from a town in Tarlac? Alice Guo’s presence at the Senate hearings, given her evasive answers that stretched our credulity, may have introduced ...

Travel is a caprice in childhood, a passion in youth, a necessity in adulthood, and an elegy in old age.” With such musings, ...

A few weeks ago, Ateneo’s Fr. Ben Nebres gave a talk which, among others, defined the oft-cited goal of “bridging cultural ...

Eyes squinting, eyebrows frowning, and lips curling in disgust. I do not long for love. Too blatant. Too embarrassing. A couple wearing the same school uniform is standing on the sidewalk with their ...

Come election time, the story goes on how the rich whose greediness cannot be regulated cannot be controlled by prayers and magic. Greediness is in the DNA of any bureaucrat capitalist to maintain ...

The recent plea agreement of Guia Cristeta "Neneng" Duenas, a ranking official of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) church in America, adds yet another layer of complexity to the ongoing ...

How do we get more pop for the peso—my “Filipinized” version of the American idiom “bang for the buck”—in the way our public ...

In recent decades, the Philippines has witnessed a decline in statesmanship consciousness among its political leaders. This ...

Most Filipinos know what Pogos are, but many would be hard-pressed to spell out what the acronym stands for: Philippine offshore gaming operators. They’re gambling operations, big-time in ...

The first Bangsamoro Development Policy Research Forum (BDPRF) conducted last Sept. 25 was a significant milestone as the ...