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.

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

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 ...

The run-up to the Christmas holidays is usually characterized by the hiring of additional workers to cope with a seasonal ...

In the Philippines, politics is a family business. The numbers are staggering. Political dynasties hold more than 65 percent of all public elective positions, according to the Philippine Institute ...

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

Last week, Australia became the first country to implement a nationwide law preventing children aged 16 and below from ...

BRP Cape San Agustin forced a China Coast Guard vessel (CCG-3303) to back off from within our exclusive economic zone. Two other Chinese ...