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 ...

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”.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please allow us to set the record straight regarding some points in the column of Anna Cristina Tuazon (see “Institutionalizing children as breadwinners,” 7/17/25), where she shared her thoughts ...

First, my salute to all of you for having reached this far in your struggle to attain higher education. In this age of ...