W aking up from a short afternoon nap the other day, I thought I had overslept. I reached for my phone to check the time, only to be greeted by a Viber notification cheerfully announcing: “Karina ...

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has blamed the controversial dolomite beach project built during the Duterte ...

I’ve always believed that life comes in stages. For the longest time, I thought I was running behind. By 29, I imagined I’d ...

You exercised your right to suffrage on May 12, 2025. Before, during, and after this eventful time, terms like “voters’ education” were casually thrown around. But who’s really supposed to ...

Sen. Panfilo Lacson has filed the proposed “Parents Welfare Act of 2025,” the latest iteration of his bill that seeks to ...

As a journalist, I have been in unlikely and dangerous places and situations better not described in detail here. (Samplers: Spending the night in prostitutes’ quarters to learn more and write about ...

Lately, while the F4 reunion has been catching everyone else’s fancy, it was Taiwan of a different kind that caught the attention of my AP book club: the translated novel “Taiwan Travelogue”.

In my opinion, the title of the Pew Research Center’s recent report, “International views of China turn slightly more positive” (pewresearch.org, 7/15/25), was rather diplomatic. Quite accurate ...

One of my proudest moments this year was returning—not just as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, but ...

As is always the case, it takes some time before regulation catches up with the rapid development of technology. Online ...

Why is the LTO (Land Transportation Office), the agency supposed to promote ease of land transport, often the one that ties ...

Kathmandu–Hopes abounded that Asia could one day become a beacon of democracy, but it is instead transforming into a leader in repression. While I acknowledge the continent’s immense size and ...