THE Supreme Court has ordered the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, and the House of Representatives to comment within five days on a petition seeking to halt the impeachment proceedings against Vice President…
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Thursday asserted Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states’ authority over the bloc’s processes after China accused the Philippines of…
HEALTH Secretary Edwin Mercado and Australian Ambassador Marc Innes-Brown discussed the possible use of pooled procurement for HIV medicines and medical supplies, the Department of Health (DOH) said. In a statement on…
SEN. Francis Pangilinan urged the government to pre-position relief supplies and mobilize emergency response teams ahead of a strong El Niño, warning that delayed action could leave vulnerable families, farmers and…
THE United States will increase its security cooperation funding to accelerate the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as Manila faces a multibillion-peso shortfall in its proposed military…
CEBU, Philippines — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that China’s military build-up was creating a “condition of pressure” in Southeast Asia, and urged allies and partners to deepen cooperation…
THE Department of Education (DepEd) said it "is turning to innovative property leasing agreements" in addressing classroom shortages. The department said in a statement on Thursday that the initiative was part of its…
A MAJORITY of Filipinos favor the government’s cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the arrest of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and other alleged co-perpetrators in former president Rodrigo…
THE Philippine Consulate General in Barcelona has confirmed that Filipinos were among those injured in the bus accident in Fogars de Montclús on Oct. 25. A bus with over 80 passengers collided with a car and plunged…
THE Supreme Court will have two vacancies for the chief justice and associate justice positions just 10 days apart, requiring the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to submit separate lists of nominees to President…
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday it had intensified nationwide inspections of occupational safety standards in preparation for the influx of travelers on All Saints’ Day. The review also…
MALACAÑANG on Thursday assured Filipinos that the government was ready to address any crisis as some countries had advised their citizens to prepare for “sudden emergencies” such as armed conflict. Some countries are…
SENATE President Sherwin Gatchalian said he was pushing for legislative support to boost the 2027 funding of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Speaking at a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on the proposed…
Agentic artificial intelligence is gaining popularity far beyond tech circles, with Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic and other companies going head-to-head in the surging market for consumer-friendly AI agents. While the leading…
SEN. Mark Villar has filed a bill seeking to reduce the cost of securing employment by granting indigent jobseekers discounts and fee exemptions on essential government documents and other preemployment requirements…
FIRST lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and Education Secretary Sonny Angara launched a nationwide school-based hydroponics project with the Philippine Reclamation Authority at the Las Piñas National High School and Parañaque…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday electric tricycles (e-trikes) could be instrumental in reducing gasoline expenses, as the government aims to expand local electric vehicle manufacturing. “Lower gasoline…
TRANSPORTATION Secretary Vince Dizon issued show-cause orders to two bus companies over compliance issues in their facilities. Dizon said the terminals of Ohayami Transit and Victory Liner in Sampaloc, Manila, were…
VALENZUELA City received the “Galing Pook Award” for its “Building Spaces in a Spaceless City” initiative. “Striking a balance between industry and livability, the city has transformed empty or underutilized spaces…
THE University of the East (UE) on Tuesday conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on Supreme Court Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda in recognition of his public service and commitment to the rule of law. “The law…
THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has directed its regional offices nationwide to coordinate with government agencies, emergency responders and telecommunications providers to support public assistance…
THE National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) has expressed concern regarding content produced by digital personality Setzu featuring Boss Atan, who lives with Crouzon syndrome, which allegedly portrayed physical…
THE Caloocan City government said it would provide free bus rides along routes near cemeteries in North and South Caloocan on All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Mayor Dale Gonzalo Malapitan said the initiative would…
A GEOPOLITICAL analyst has questioned whether the United States is obligated to defend the Philippines if China used force in removing the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, citing a 1975 US diplomatic communication…
THE camp of lawyer Manases Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, said on Thursday the notice on the cyber libel complaint against veteran journalist Philip Lustre Jr. was delivered to the Philippine Daily…
COTABATO CITY – Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua was elected chief minister of the freshly formed regular Parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) at the inaugural session of the…
Lingayen Airport in Pangasinan will temporarily close its runway in observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, the aviation regulator said on Friday. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said…
Legazpi City — Albay Gov. Noel Rosal ordered the suspension of classes from public and private schools in all levels after the Mayon Volcano suddenly exploded on Friday before noon. “Classes in all levels in Albay…
LAPU-LAPU CITY — The Philippines wants to move beyond using artificial intelligence and develop its own AI-powered services, products and infrastructure, with a new government roadmap expected to build on the…
COTABATO CITY — It’s all systems go for the convening here on Friday of the elected 80 members of parliament (MPs) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), with intensive preparations set up…
TACLOBAN CITY — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Eastern Visayas (BFAR-8) has warned the public against gathering, selling and eating shellfish from Carigara Bay in Leyte and Irong-Irong Bay in Catbalogan…
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Former Cebu City mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is challenging the Ombudsman’s ruling holding him administratively liable over cockfighting derbies held at Nustar Resort and Casino in 2024. Garcia said his…
THE Supreme Court has upheld the disqualification of two candidates for municipal councilor in Candijay, Bohol, over vote-buying, while dismissing a court employee for misappropriating nearly P600,000 in public funds…
BAGUIO CITY — Cordillera police uprooted and burned marijuana plants worth P108.83 million and arrested a suspect in separate anti-narcotics operations in Kalinga and Baguio City on Tuesday. Police uprooted 544,000…
METRO Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) started implementing its six-day Biyaheng Arangkada program on Thursday to ensure safe and smooth travel across its expressway network during the observance of All Souls’ and All…
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — More than P14 million in fuel subsidies has reached 7,053 tricycle drivers and operators in Nueva Vizcaya, including 1,311 beneficiaries from four towns, in the latest payout held at the…
THIS year’s Handa Pilipinas has shifted from technology exposition into a sustained capacity-building initiative to help local government units (LGUs) strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience, identify their…
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — The enforcement of a court order directing the removal of barricades on public roads in the municipality of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya encountered a procedural complication when residents at the…
PARIS — European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said on Wednesday its third quarter revenues dipped as it finished fewer planes, but insisted it would still deliver a record number this year. The company delivered 196…
MANILA, Philippines — The Embassy of Sweden in the Philippines congratulated the opening of Transcom Worldwide’s GIGA site on the 12th floor of the Giga Tower in Bridgetowne, Quezon City. Transcom’s Quezon City office…
NEW YORK, United States — Cryptocurrency platform Binance said Thursday it had fallen victim to a major hack that had resulted in the freezing of more than $2.5 billion in an effort to prevent them from being stolen…
A 2-KILOMETER section of the NLEx-C5 Northlink opened on Thursday ahead of the expected Undas traffic surge, providing motorists a direct link between Quirino Highway in Quezon City and the NLEx Mindanao Avenue Toll…
MERALCO said Thursday its crews will be on standby around the clock to respond to power service concerns across its franchise area during All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) and All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2). Joe Zaldarriaga, the…
BUSINESS and industry groups on Thursday called on the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives to remove budget insertions without technical basis on the P7.2 trillion proposed 2027 national budget. The…
BERDE Renewables Inc. on Thursday said it has completed a 3.06-megawatt-peak (MWp) rooftop solar installation across two factories of Datian Subic Shoes Inc. in Subic Bay Freeport. The project is expected to generate…
ASIA United Bank (AUB) on Thursday reported a net income of P9.4 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 0.3 percent year on year, as higher lending income and lower interest expenses supported earnings despite…
FEDEX is paying more to hire extra truckers, a cost that weakened margins in its core US express delivery segment in the third quarter and is expected to hit even harder in the holiday season quarter, the package…
SINGAPORE’S Keppel reported more than 20-percent growth in its nine-month net profit on Thursday, excluding the noncore portfolio for divestment and discontinued operations, helped by strong performance in its…
WHENEVER we talk about artificial intelligence, the conversation almost immediately defaults to the technology itself. We talk about increasingly powerful foundational models, relentless automation, skyrocketing…
MICROSOFT on Wednesday delivered a big cash flow beat and forecast strong cloud growth, offering fresh evidence that its hefty artificial intelligence (AI) bets were paying off even as concerns mount over Big Tech’s…
ABOITIZ Power Corp. (AboitizPower), the power distribution, generation and retail electricity services arm of Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), said net income in the first nine months grew 13 percent to P26.2 billion from…
TOKYO — Hello Kitty maker Sanrio has canceled a collaboration with a Japanese TV spy show after a backlash in China, the second incident in days to highlight the tightrope foreign firms and celebrities must walk in the…
OUR agricultural sector has been hit by a perfect storm caused by natural and man-made factors. On the natural front, major palay-producing provinces like Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Mindoro were hit by widespread…
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) on Thursday said the agency focuses on infrastructure development, regional connectivity, high-value industrial expansion and sustainable urban planning to…
A DEPARTMENT of Finance (DOF) official said passage of the proposed ProGRESS tax reform package was likely to be carried over to next year as it is currently still with the House of Representatives. “We want it as soon…
THE nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio of Philippine banks eased to 3.27 percent in September from the 3.35 percent posted last month, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed. The NPL, or bad loan ratio, which…
AGRICULTURE Assistant Secretary Arnel De Mesa yesterday warned that the recent depreciation of peso could cause prices of imported agricultural commodities such as rice and fertilizer to go up, likely starting next…
THE local currency jumped back to the P63:$1 level on Thursday while Philippine shares posted gains as investors returned to the market as the US Federal Reserve decided to keep its key rates unchanged. The peso…
PHILIPPINE economic growth faces mounting pressure from elevated inflation, weak private investments and fragile household finances, economists warned on Thursday during The Manila Times Year-end Economic Forum. Titled…
A RENEWABLE energy industry group on Thursday called for a summit in Cebu to address persistent power supply shortages in the Visayas. The Developers of Renewable Energy for Advancement Inc. (Dream), an umbrella…
THE disturbing images of violence and looting in France should give political leaders worldwide reason to reflect. Legitimate expressions of public dissatisfaction can deteriorate into disorder, leaving communities and…
THE Department of Energy (DOE) said Thursday it will hold a three-day workshop with the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD-NEA) next month to help strengthen…
JOLLIBEE Foods Corp. (JFC) has identified more than 1,500 potential locations for new stores in the Philippines from 2027 to 2030, 71 percent of which are outside Metro Manila, as the homegrown fast-food giant seeks to…
HARD Discount Philippines Inc., the operator of the DALI grocery chain, reported a capital deficiency of P1.03 billion at the end of 2025, prompting its auditor to flag a material uncertainty that may cast significant…
SEOUL — Massive demand for AI chips delivered record quarterly profits to South Korea’s Samsung Electronics on Thursday, but shares fell as investors questioned the resilience of the global tech boom. Samsung is the…
HEFEI, China — German car giant Volkswagen said it was aiming to export at least 300,000 vehicles made in China each year by 2030, as well as technologies being developed in the country. Europe’s biggest carmaker has…
BILLIONAIRE Nelson Peltz and several partners on Wednesday offered to buy burger chain Wendy’s for $1.4 billion, arguing that the struggling fast-food chain needed a turnaround that would be best achieved out of the…
ALPHABET topped Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue growth at its cloud computing unit on Wednesday, driven by sustained enterprise spending on AI infrastructure and expanding adoption of its GenAI tools…
NEW YORK — Ford reported lower profits but topped estimates on Wednesday as it pointed to persistently solid consumer demand for trucks and large vehicles despite higher gasoline prices. The big US automaker reported…
Mark Brillo Kalaw Torregoza Co-owner MD Solutions Inc. AT 27, Mark Brillo Kalaw Torregoza is doing more than just designing buildings; he is shaping systems of care. As the co-owner of MD Solutions Inc., the young…
BOSTON — When Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her Massachusetts home, police quickly decided it was a suicide. From the start, her friends didn't believe it. The 23-year-old had recently learned she was pregnant…
LUCKNOW, India — A helicopter carrying five passengers and a pilot on a pilgrimage flight crashed in the northern Indian hill state of Uttarakhand on Friday killing all six people on board, officials said. The…
WASHINGTON — Early voting is continuing to significantly outpace the last midterm election, with millions more Americans casting ballots in advance and particularly sharp increases in states hosting competitive Senate…
UNITED STATES — A U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm says a North Korean unit was likely behind the hack that impacted more than $6 billion on Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange. Binance said it…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV warned Friday against giving artificial intelligence agents legal personhood or rights, saying the responsibility for their actions should lie firmly with their human creators. "Machines are…
YANGON, Myanmar — ASEAN's special Myanmar envoy, Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, wrapped up a two-day visit to the nation Thursday, with no sign of meeting detained democratic ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi…
DENVER, Colorado — An Egyptian man is scheduled to change his not guilty plea to federal hate crime and other charges Thursday for a deadly firebombing attack on demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, last year. Mohamed…
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A helicopter with the European Union peacekeeping force in Bosnia crashed Thursday in the country's north, killing four personnel on board and injuring 11, according to a statement from…
29 October 2026 Climate and Environment From salmon spawning grounds in Canada to coral reefs in Indonesia, ecosystems around the world are being restored at an unprecedented rate. Some 252 million hectares across 149…
29 October 2026 | Human Rights Myanmar’s human rights situation is “catastrophic”, the UN independent expert on the country warned at a press briefing Thursday, as the war spirals with no end in sight. Myanmar has been…
By Sachin Gaur 29 October 2026 Economic Development Artificial intelligence promises to make life easier. With a few keystrokes, it can write emails, summarize reports, generate ideas and answer complex questions in…
29 October 2026 Peace and Security The UN’s top humanitarian official in Ukraine on Thursday condemned a Russian drone attack on the city of Dnipro that killed at least 13 civilians and injured 10 others at its main…
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party on Thursday amplified unsubstantiated allegations that Arab-led parties had “stolen” the election, potentially with foreign assistance, as final results…
CARACAS — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday thanked the government of US President Donald Trump for opening the "floodgate to freedom" by capturing president Nicolas Maduro in January. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump is scrapping two of his last midterm election rallies, his Republican Party said Thursday, as the 80-year-old leader lashed out at a reporter who asked if he was tired of…
MELBOURNE — Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson lost a bid to overturn her convictions and had a harsher sentence imposed on Friday, failing to prove she was wrongfully jailed for killing three people with a…
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia — A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year journey in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to…
UNITED STATES — Three news outlets have beefed up their legal complaint against the White House over access, saying it is continuing to defy a judge's orders by refusing to let them return to covering President Donald…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is escalating a criminal investigation over an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, issuing a raft of new grand jury subpoenas, a…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — King Charles III arrived Thursday in Guyana, a former British colony that was the site of one of the biggest slave revolts in the Caribbean during the colonial era. Charles landed in the South…
CEBU, Philippines — Beijing accused Manila on Thursday of "erecting multiple obstacles" to its attendance at an ASEAN meeting in the Philippines this week, a claim rejected by the Southeast Asian country's defense…
ATLANTA — Days before key US midterm elections that will decide the balance of power in Congress, Democrats are leaning on former president Barack Obama to energize voters and help propel the party to victory. "Yes we…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday stepped up criticism of Brazil's "disgraceful" presidential election, declining to say whether he recognized leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's victory over right-wing ally Flavio…
SEOUL — North Korea fired “around a dozen” short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, Seoul’s defense ministry said, less than a week after South Korea proposed talks over a growing border row. South…
TAIPEI — Pakistan briefly closed its airspace to Taiwanese cargo and passenger flights, Taiwan said Thursday, suspecting China of being behind the unprecedented move. “We suspect definitely China was behind this,”…
RAJSHAHI, Bangladesh — With a 30-year Ganges water-sharing treaty with India expiring in December, Bangladesh fears failure to strike a new deal could deepen water shortages, threatening tens of millions of livelihoods…
KAKINADA, India — A cyclone battered India’s eastern Andhra Pradesh state Wednesday, killing at least three people and damaging homes and farmland after authorities evacuated tens of thousands of people. The winds and…
SYDNEY — Australia is considering purchasing missile interceptors developed for Israel’s Iron Dome as it seeks to rapidly build an air defense shield, officials said on Thursday. Citing rapid changes in warfare seen in…
JERUSALEM — Israelis on Thursday waited for final election results to confirm what they see taking shape: No majority of parliament seats for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies, or for the array of parties…
MIAMI, Florida — Brazil’s defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro insisted on Wednesday he is his country’s rightful leader, after fleeing to the United States to start a self-imposed exile…
URDA, Spain — Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday after its second high-speed rail collision this year killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones. One…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States has fired its top military planner, The Atlantic reported on Wednesday, in a surprise shake-up as President Donald Trump appears to be preparing to resume large-scale strikes against…
SAN SALVADOR — El Salvador has sent more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti, the government said on Wednesday, to support a mission to rescue four soldiers serving in a UN-backed force missing after an ambush. The soldiers…
TOKYO — Philippines sensation Alexandra Eala lost in the quarter-finals in Tokyo on Friday and said she had "high motivation" to finish her breakthrough season with a bang next week in Hong Kong. Eala lost 2-6, 7-6…
Barangay Ginebra’s strong team play and consistent shooting buried San Miguel Beer, 126-99, to move within a win from barging into the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup semifinal series on Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium…
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala lost steam and bowed to Russian Diana Shnaider in a grueling three-set match, 6-2, 6-7, 4-6, in the quarterfinal round of the 2026 Toray Pan Pacific Open on Friday…
MANILA, Philippines — With less than a month to go, the AIA Rock ’n’ Roll Running Series Manila presented by ASICS is gearing up for its fifth staging on Nov. 29, bringing runners back to the streets of Manila for a…
MANILA, Philippines — College of Saint Benilde defeated Lyceum of the Philippines University, 107-103, to force a triple tie for first place in Group A in the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament on Friday at the…
NCAA Season 102 Men’s Basketball Tournament Benilde def. Lyceum, 107-103 John Morales Player of the Game #NCAASeason102
DAVAO CITY – Neither the rain-soaked conditions nor Russell Bautista’s early surge could derail Micah Shin’s march to victory as he took firm control of the final round of the ICTSI Apo Golf Classic, cruising to a…
VIENNA, Austria — Alexander Zverev accelerated his ascent to number one in the world rankings for the first time in his career on Thursday as he beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Vienna…
IT has been a week since Russia’s Diana Shnaider eliminated Alex Eala at the Ningbo Open in China. That loss extended Eala’s slump of missing the quarterfinal round for the fifth consecutive time. On Friday, world No…
BARANGAY Ginebra and Rain or Shine gun for a commanding 2-0 lead as the two squads square off with separate foes in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup quarterfinal series on Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The Gin…
CLARK, Pampanga — Filipino racing standout Iñigo Anton capped his Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Philippines campaign with a dominant performance in the season finale, becoming the inaugural champion of the TGR Tamaraw One…
LET us take a trip down memory lane. On May 10, 2025, in San Diego, California, Mexican Emanuel Navarrete successfully defended his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight title (130 pounds) with an eighth…
MIAMI — The Milwaukee Brewers won the first World Series title in franchise history on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), beating the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1, to clinch victory in Major League Baseball’s championship showcase…
IF things go the way Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves currently envision, he’ll be back from arthroscopic knee surgery in plenty of time for a playoff push and possibly making a run at winning an NBA…
LOS ANGELES — The Miami Heat finally earned their first win since the start of the season and the arrival of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, defeating the Atlanta Hawks, 129-117, on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). The…
SANTOS, Brazil — Neymar was suspended for two matches on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) for covering his mouth while arguing with an opponent during a Brazilian league game. Brazil’s sports tribunal handed down the…
MANILA, Philippines — Comedian Ate Gay has been confined in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Asian Hospital and Medical Center (AHMC) in Muntinlupa City due to a critical medical condition. In a Facebook statement, the…
LONDON, United Kingdom — The wife of British comedian and actor Russell Brand testified Thursday at his trial for rape and sexual assault, saying he had found monogamy "difficult" but became an "amazing" husband…
MANILA, Philippines — British actor Ian McKellen paid tribute to his longtime friend Patrick Stewart, who died on Wednesday, at 86, remembering their five-decade friendship and the bond they strengthened while playing…
Sir Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los…
Sir Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los…
Vice Ganda returns to the host’s seat for the second season of “Lol: Last One Laughing Philippines,” bringing together 10 comedians from different generations. They will compete where the challenge is to make others…
NEW YORK — Companies around the world are increasingly citing artificial intelligence when slashing jobs, fueling anxiety that a lot more workers may lose their livelihoods to machines. Microsoft, Barclays Bank and…
MANILA, Philippines — Butcher Boy has earned a Bib Gourmand distinction in the 2027 Michelin Guide Philippines, moving up from its Michelin-Selected status in the 2026 edition and joining a select group of restaurants…
For The Manila Times President and Chief Operating Officer Blanca Mercado, taking care of oneself is not simply a matter of relaxation. It is an essential part of leading effectively, nurturing relationships and staying…
The landmark modern gothic novel, Anne Rice’s “Interview with the Vampire” turned 50 this year. There’s been a flurry of gatherings, talks, and panels this month from Pasadena (at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church), to…
CHINA hosted a three-day inaugural global governance forum to pool wisdom for better global governance, one year after the country proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI). The 2026 Global Governance Forum…
CHINA hosted a three-day inaugural global governance forum to pool wisdom for better global governance, one year after the country proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI). The 2026 Global Governance Forum…
THE just-concluded election in Israel has captured global attention after neither of the ruling or opposition blocs secured the required majority to take over the reins of government. The coalition led by Prime Minister…
I’VE realized that there is one major reason for Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.’s belligerence toward China, other than using Sinophobia as a stepping stone for his delusion to become president in 2028, or being…
THANK you for the kind comments on my ANC interview and column last week on GCash and the greenshoe. I am happy many found it informative and helpful. One venture capital fund in Singapore told me they made their…
MY mother died at the age of 94 in 2001. She had a long life as a single mother of three daughters. Her husband, my father, was killed by an American bomb when Baguio was carpet-bombed in 1945. I was the eldest and not…
MY mother died at the age of 94 in 2001. She had a long life as a single mother of three daughters. Her husband, my father, was killed by an American bomb when Baguio was carpet-bombed in 1945. I was the eldest and not…
Second of a series I COULD not help but react to the recent statement of former American soldier Erwin Tulfo that circulated in social media saying, “We fought foreign invaders in the past with only crude weapons but a…
First of two parts IRELAND’s Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot scheme is one of the most closely watched and ambitious cultural policy experiments in the world. Conceived initially to address the deep-seated…
THE warning is official. A powerful climate phenomenon is unfolding in the Pacific Ocean, and the world must pay attention. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has…
LONG before I knew what linguistics was, I had already fallen in love with Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. I was in my second year of high school when her voice captured my imagination. I was astonished by its power, the…
AMID the publicity stunt that Vice President Sara Duterte and her counsel have embarked on lies the uncompromising truth that she has been exposed. Many times, Duterte would cry discriminatory treatment, alleging that…
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