The clamor for a better Philippines is widespread, yet we still lag behind other countries. Throughout the nation’s movement for change, it seems that nothing has changed. There is one thing we ...

If the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, two millennia ago, only wanted a complete set of data about the population in Judea, ...

It’s the people’s money, so why do they have to beg for it? Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David’s stinging words against the hefty increase in the Department of Health’s (DOH) budget for ...

It is well-known that the Philippines has the longest and merriest holiday season in the world. As early as Sept. 1, we’re already lining up parties, reunions, office gatherings, parlor games, ...

I call it “Krismess”—and most everybody is on overdrive. One can choose not to be, is all I can say, and not sound sanctimonious. Speaking of gifts, a great Christmas ...

How will President Marcos deal with the push and pull of angry political forces as we enter a new year? First, there is an ...

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

Last week, I was reading journal articles to add to my list of references for a new research article I’m working on. I had a ...

It’s Christmas time, and my family and I are due to use the eGov PH app again. Normally, I’d do so cheerfully. This time ...

The Philippines is entering a precarious phase in its rice security. Vietnam’s ST25 rice, which won global recognition as the “World’s Best Rice” in 2019, is now being cultivated on a much ...