The air in the Legazpi City public market is thick—salty from the ice, sharp with the metallic tang of wet concrete, cut through by the rhythmic thunk of a meat cleaver echoing off the corrugated ...

One of the odd things about retirement is finding myself busier than when I was in full-time employment. When the discipline of daily routine disappeared, and I found myself with a lot of “free ...

The Senate has ratified our Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) with France. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. cited that France is a worthy partner, being a major global arms supplier ...

Last week, my creativity students took their first steps in independently carrying out human-centered design. We began with ...

Following the money meant that when former President Joseph Estrada fell, no one was prepared to catch him. The country only ...

It is commendable that the Office of the Ombudsman, recently saddled with filing charges related to the flood control scandal ...

The deaths of two indigenous farmers in Alabel, Sarangani, should trouble us for more than the tragic loss of two lives. They ...

A new twist to capital punishment has emerged with United States President Donald Trump initially authorizing livestreaming (allowing the public to view) the execution of an American soldier, and ...

As we chart the way forward for our deeply troubled Philippine economy, two sectors stand out as critical pillars that we ...

Last week, I had the opportunity to share my experiences as part of the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) with a small group of civil society group leaders in ...

The power of the purse is no stranger to succumbing to the impulses and insatiability of its entrusted wielder—Congress. Be that as it may, the executive still holds the baton: it decides where the ...

My first experience of the “happiest place on Earth” was in 2000, when my family visited Disneyland in California with my ...