MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) hoisted a gale warning over the northern Luzon's northern, eastern, and western seaboards. "In the next 12…
MANILA, Philippines — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Women Economic Summit (AWES) 2026 was held in Parañaque on Tuesday, with inclusivity among the topics discussed. The theme of the women economic…
DAVAO City Assessor Jaime Adalin confirmed traveling to China on Jan. 25, 2026, as senator-judges questioned his frequent overseas trips, including an alleged visit sponsored by the Chinese Consulate, and how he could…
MANILA, Philippines — ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio on Monday accused the Marcos administration of reviving the former first lady Imelda Marcos’ practice of concealing urban poverty from foreign visitors…
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday conducted an ocular inspection of the Quezon City Male Dormitory, where former Speaker Martin Romualdez is detained over a P7.44-billion plunder case…
THE lawyer of fugitive Sen. Ronald dela Rosa has urged the Supreme Court to act immediately on his petition challenging the government’s cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC), warning that his possible…
HIGH prices, unclear pricing and hidden charges are the leading reasons Filipinos distrust businesses, with no industry earning a high level of public confidence in the country’s first Philippine Business Trust Index…
THE first batch of the 231,725 laptops allocated for public school teachers were distributed during a ceremonial turnover in Dagupan City Monday. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the initial distribution of 209…
OIL companies imposed a big-time price rollback for gasoline on Tuesday. The per-liter price of gasoline went down by P16.80, diesel by as much as P4.10, and kerosene by as much as P3.70. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin…
THE world is entering a new reality where climate extremes are the norm, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday, urging leaders at the COP31 climate conference in Turkey to “get serious.” “A supersized…
THE political influence of the Duterte family remains strong among younger Filipino voters, particularly in Mindanao, with Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte emerging as the most preferred senatorial candidate…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will lead the 21st East Asia Summit (EAS), bringing together leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and eight dialogue partners. The EAS, to be held on Nov. 7…
SENATE President Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday called on local government units (LGUs) and concerned government agencies to prioritize children’s safety, health and welfare in the country’s response to a strong El Niño…
MANILA city government employees will receive their salaries, year-end bonuses and P5,000 cash gifts simultaneously on Friday, Nov. 13, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced Monday. Domagoso made the…
PRIVATE vehicles remain barred from using the EDSA Busway, with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reiterating that the lane is exclusively for buses following the reopening of road sections affected by…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office for the National Capital Region provided assistance to 30 vendors to offset income loss amid tighter security for the Association of Southeast Asian…
THE Bulacan Police Provincial Office (PPO) has increased visibility and mobile patrols amid the dumping of remains of deceased pets in San Jose del Monte City the previous weeks. “The Bulacan PPO is intensifying police…
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has dismissed four more district engineering officials over alleged corruption, extortion and questionable project certifications. Fired were Tarlac 1st District…
THE National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) on Monday urged Congress to avoid further postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), following the Supreme Court's decision upholding…
THE Climate Change Commission (CCC) stressed that science, research, and innovation are vital for the Philippines to thrive amid the climate emergency. In a statement on Monday, the CCC said it joins the observance of…
CEBU CITY — Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro marked her 60th birthday on Monday by launching an expanded assistance program that promises faster financial aid for residents facing medical emergencies and other crises. The…
MAMASAPANO, Maguindanao del Sur — Two auxiliary militia members and a civilian companion were killed, while an 18-year-old bystander was wounded, after armed men ambushed their motorcade along the national highway in…
PICONG, Lanao del Sur — Military and police forces have intensified security operations and tactical sweeps across this municipality following an eight-hour armed skirmish along the national highway in Barangay Biosong…
ILOILO CITY — A smart agriculture project in Aklan has begun commercial crop production, with its first harvest yielding nearly one metric ton of high-value vegetables as the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Korea…
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan — Seventeen local government units (LGUs) in Pangasinan affected by disasters from 2024 to 2026 received financial assistance ranging from P5 million to P20 million each under the national…
CEBU CITY — Elementary pupils here may begin classes before sunrise and finish face-to-face instruction by midmorning under a proposed adjustment aimed at reducing their exposure to extreme heat during the anticipated…
FOUR governors in Central Luzon are among the “Top 15 Performing, Most Trusted Provincial Governors in the Philippines” based on reported public assessment of trust, leadership credibility, governance and confidence in…
PAGADIAN CITY — In a quiet sanctuary reserved for the dead, a fragile and desperate cry for life broke the morning silence, touching the hearts of cemetery workers who raced against time to save an abandoned newborn…
MAPANDAN, Pangasinan — From a brightly lit Christmas village that became part of Mapandan’s holiday landscape to a more cost-conscious celebration this year, the municipality is preparing to keep the Christmas spirit…
MORE than a hundred micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) owners and entrepreneurs from across Palawan gathered in Puerto Princesa City to learn how digital technologies can help strengthen and grow their…
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Tuesday launched a gold storage service for foreign central banks and other financial institutions, as it seeks to bolster its position as a key precious metals trading hub. The Monetary…
NEW YORK — The US stock market rallied Monday and recovered most of its big loss from last week as oil prices swung lower. The strength came even though Nvidia, one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks, sank. The…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Monday that the FBI is investigating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese government agent, but said he doesn’t think the executive who has helped to…
FROM camera quality, user-friendly features and fun customization options to AI-powered imaging and a style that suits our taste, we all have our own set of must-haves when choosing a phone. But beyond the great looks…
WILCON Depot Inc. saw net income drop 6.1 percent in the first nine months of 2026 as higher operating expenses and weaker third-quarter sales growth weighed on earnings despite continued store network expansion. The…
SM Prime Holdings Inc. plans to maintain its capital spending at around P60 billion to P80 billion in 2027, with President Jeffrey Lim saying the company could spend as much as P100 billion depending on investment…
THE Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (Apeco), the government agency managing the Aurora ecozone, has signed an agreement with United States engineering and technical consulting firm Planate Management…
MEGAWORLD Corp. said Monday that about 90 percent of its expiring office leases in the first nine months of 2026 were renewed, reflecting strong tenant retention as the property developer secured nearly 250,000 square…
D&L Industries Inc. is expecting a better business environment in 2027 as easing oil prices and a stronger peso offer relief from inflationary pressures, although lingering supply disruptions and a looming severe El…
MAKATI-based technology firm Amihan Global Strategies has announced the launch of an academy to train engineers who will help Philippine businesses turn artificial intelligence (AI) projects into working systems. The…
JAKARTA — BP has sold its entire 49.9-percent stake in an Indonesian petrol station joint venture to subsidiaries of its Indonesian partner AKR Corporindo, AKR said in a disclosure statement on Monday. Two AKR…
THE Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) said the ongoing Middle East conflict, as well as the looming effect of El Niño, may further affect the country’s economy. This comes after the Philippine…
THE country’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio worsened following the disappointing third-quarter economic growth print. The national government (NG) debt-to-GDP ratio — a measure of debt sustainability…
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a 60-day ban on pork imports due to falling farmgate prices that have injured the local hog industry, the agency said on Monday. The ban was made possible through the…
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Monday said its Rural Agro-enterprise Partnerships for Inclusive Development and Growth (Rapid Growth) Project has led to a 41.5-percent increase in annual average household…
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday said it was targeting to begin producing polymer banknotes locally next year as it works to develop the technical expertise and operational capacity needed to reduce the…
THE European Union (EU) has sued IBM, French IT group Atos, and Italian defense contractor Leonardo over repeated delays in developing its new smart border system, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Monday, citing…
FILIPINOS in Mindanao are more willing to borrow or use credit for purchases than those in Luzon and the Visayas, even as confidence in financial products improves nationwide, according to credit information company…
THIS week was unusually difficult. An illness that had struck many colleagues and friends finally caught up with me. The enforced pause gave me time to reflect on recent business dealings and the lessons that continue…
CONVERGE ICT Solutions, Inc., on Monday, said it was keeping its revenue growth projection of around 4 to 6 percent despite inflationary pressures, as the economic environment could still improve. “We are cautiously…
PHINMA Corp. saw consolidated net income surge to P1.16 billion in the first nine months of 2026 from P376.04 million a year earlier as stronger earnings from its education business helped cushion continued losses in…
THE country’s economy, as measured by the growth of gross domestic product (GDP), further slumped in the third quarter amid the lingering impact of the Middle East war and as investment sentiment remained subdued. The…
NEW YORK — Chip giant Nvidia’s board announced Sunday (Monday in Manila) it opened a probe into CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang after he acknowledged an affair with a woman US officials say was working for Chinese…
SYDNEY — ANZ fell short of expectations for net interest margin and net interest income on Monday, dragging on its share price, as its CEO warned that global competition for capital from AI and other sectors would keep…
THE British government is expected to cut its electric vehicle (EV) sales target for 2030 by about a quarter to around 60 percent, the Guardian reported on Sunday, citing government sources. The mandate, introduced in…
HANOI — CTP NV, one of Europe’s largest operators of logistics and industrial real estate, said on Monday it had agreed to acquire for $500 million all the assets in Vietnam of South-East Asia Logistics Partners, owned…
THE flexible office sector kept the office property market afloat in the first nine months of 2026, recording a 48 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase in transactions even as demand for traditional office space…
BEIJING — Chinese producer prices rose more than expected to hit a more than four-year high in October, official data showed on Monday, owing to surging energy costs, though consumer inflation remained below target…
A TOTAL of 51 elevators, six escalators, and the installation of the Schindler PORT Destination Control System are set to enhance mobility in the Makati-based RCBC Plaza, while further modernizing the complex. Jardine…
FARM equipment manufacturer CNH Industrial said on Monday it is selling a 70-percent interest in its construction equipment business to Kobelco Construction Machinery, a unit of Japanese steel manufacturer Kobe Steel…
KAMMALIG (Kaisahan ng Maliliit na Mangingisda ng Ligtong), the cooperative facilities of the fisherfolk in Rosario, Cavite, were transformed into a more efficient, safe and community-centered environment by Layag, the…
KHSACH KANDAL, Cambodia — Five girls died on Tuesday morning in Cambodia when a bus taking them to school veered off the road and plunged into a deep pond, police said. The crash took place in Kandal province, about 40…
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU's top climate official admitted Tuesday that expectations were "low" from the COP31 summit in Turkey, while holding out hope for "meaningful" progress on the topic of clean electricity…
RIYADH — Multiple explosions rang out over Riyadh early on Tuesday, as the coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it shot down a missile targeting Saudi Arabia’s capital, which has suffered weeks of disruptive attacks…
BANGKOK — Thailand's Cabinet agreed new rules on noise and water use for data centers on Tuesday, after a review sparked by public concern over an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven construction boom. "The use of…
KUALA LUMPUR — A court in Malaysia cleared the way on Tuesday for jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to be transferred to house arrest, after the country’s attorney-general disputed an earlier directive. Najib…
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto declared his grandfather a national hero on Tuesday, a year after honoring his former father-in-law, deceased dictator Suharto, despite objections over his human rights…
JAKARTA — Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka expressed his intention to step down during a meeting on Tuesday with President Prabowo Subianto, a senior official said, as lawmakers weigh the possibility of…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States start Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates, renewing a push for peace after several rounds of negotiations earlier this…
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was momentum toward ending the war with Iran, as he declared that the country "militarily, is effectively over," but kept open the possibility…
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump took a sympathetic tone towards Jensen Huang on Monday, saying the Nvidia CEO was "suffering greatly" and didn't know a woman he had an affair with was an alleged…
BRUSSELS — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will visit Brussels on Tuesday, a trip that comes days after her estranged father was charged over alleged possession of child sexual abuse images. The couple, also known as…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will hold a rare news conference on Tuesday as he pushes back against congressional efforts to remove him from office for alleged misconduct. Under pressure after…
SEOUL, South Korea — Until she fled North Korea three years ago, Kim Yumi felt deeply frustrated whenever state TV showed leader Kim Jong Un with his young daughter. The message, she felt, was clear and worrying: North…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A fraternity at Ohio State University has been temporarily suspended while authorities investigate a video that appears to show two panicked men engulfed in flames. A video shared on social media shows…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Thomas Massie moved Monday to force a vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pressing his fellow Republicans to remove one of the Trump administration's most prominent figures following…
At least 56 people died in a series of shipwrecks off Senegal and Greece over the weekend, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday, calling it a stark reminder of the deadly risks they face on…
The El Niño extreme weather pattern could cost the global economy up to $11 trillion and seriously impact food security, said the UN agency tackling rural poverty in developing countries on Monday. The new IFAD report…
An infant reportedly drowned and five Gazans were killed – including three children – when a sand dune collapsed on their tents as the first heavy rains swept across the enclave at the weekend, according to the UN aid…
BUENOS AIRES — Pope Leo XIV led a mass with two and a half million people in Argentina on Monday, and later urged protection of society's most vulnerable as he met disabled people and clerical abuse victims. The Buenos…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump said on Monday there was "positive momentum" toward ending the war with Iran after meeting Qatar's prime minister at the White House. "I had an excellent conversation with…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pope Leo XIV praised the "indispensable" role played by trade unions in a speech Monday in Argentina, where President Javier Milei has curtailed the right to strike. "Trade unions are…
WASHINGTON — Popular weight loss drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy will carry a new warning about a possible rare side effect that can sometimes lead to permanent vision loss, U.S. health regulators announced Monday…
PARIS — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Republican losses in the midterm elections will not affect the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy, with clear differences on global crises emerging among…
HOUSTON — The FBI is investigating a “suspected homicide” aboard a cruise ship that returned to port after departing from Galveston, Texas, the agency said in a statement Monday. The FBI did not provide further details…
LONDON, United Kingdom — UK author M. John Harrison won the Booker Prize on Monday for his enigmatic novel "The End of Everything", which echoes concerns about artificial intelligence in a darkly satirical depiction of…
TOKYO — The governor of Okinawa said Monday he would request a review of a pact seen as giving the US military preferential treatment in Japan, following a murder allegedly committed by an American Marine. Prosecutors…
DHAKA — Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested a new passport Monday to facilitate her return from exile two years after she was ousted in a mass uprising. The government has been seeking her…
NEW DELHI — A thick blanket of smog shrouded India’s capital early Monday after firecrackers lit up the skies over New Delhi during Diwali celebrations, compounding dangerously high pollution levels and intensifying the…
TAIPEI — A pastor of a house church in Beijing has been arrested, his wife told The Associated Press (AP) this week, as China intensifies its crackdown on unregistered churches. Pastor Xianfeng Edward Cui, who founded…
PARIS — Foreign ministers of the G7 group meet in Paris from Monday for two days of talks expected to see European powers press the United States to seek a fair settlement for Ukraine in the war against Russia and deter…
BUENOS AIRES — Pope Leo XIV delivered a stinging critique of President Javier Milei’s harsh austerity measures Sunday, insisting growth must benefit all in a speech met with rapturous applause. “The economy must be at…
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump cast doubt on renewed fighting with Iran, telling CNN it was "highly unlikely," ahead of a meeting with mediator Qatar's prime minister on Monday. Trump has threatened to resume…
WARSAW — Poland is facing a week of political tensions after the deadliest shooting in decades shattered residents’ sense of security in the deeply divided nation. The country had been spared from such attacks and was…
WELLINGTON — The leader of New Zealand’s ascendant centrist movement said Monday that voters worldwide were turning against populism after her party secured a record result in last week’s elections. Qiulae Wong’s…
PVL 2026 All Filipino-Siklab Series ZUS Coffee def. Galeries Tower, 3-2 Chai Troncoso Player of the Game #PVL2026
MANILA, Philippines — ZUS Coffee finally barged into the win column after rallying from two sets down to overcome Galeries Tower, 17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-12, in the 2026-27 Premier Volleyball League (PVL)…
MANILA, Philippines — Barangay Ginebra unleashed a backbreaking fourth-quarter assault to oust San Miguel Beer, 110-94, in their sudden-death PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup quarterfinal duel and secure the last semifinal…
PARIS, France — The final races of the Formula One season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi will go ahead as planned despite tensions in the Middle East, the president of motorsports' governing body Mohammed Ben Sulayem said on…
NCAA Season 102 Men’s Basketball Tournament San Beda def. Benilde, 82-69 Andrei Ugaddan Player of the Game #NCAASeason102
MANILA, Philippines — Amid all the twists and turns of the elimination round, defending champion San Beda University secured the Group A top seed after toppling College of Saint Benilde, 82-69, in the NCAA Season 102…
MANILA, Philippines — Colegio de San Juan de Letran escaped University of Perpetual Help System-DALTA, 85-83, to close the elimination round on a high note on Tuesday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City…
NCAA Season 102 Men’s Basketball Tournament Letran def. Perpetual, 85-83 Jimboy Estrada Player of the Game #NCAASeason102
MANILA, Philippines — Trisha Tubu scored eight points in the deciding frame alone to allow the Farm Fresh Foxies to snap the three-game winning streak of the PLDT High Speed Hitters, 20-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 17-15…
PVL 2026 All Filipino-Siklab Series Farm Fresh def. PLDT, 3-2 Trisha Tubu Player of the Game #PVL2026
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry scored 25 points in 20-plus minutes, Yaxel Lendeborg had 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists, and the Golden State Warriors won their eighth straight game by running away from the…
University of Perpetual Help dropped a 12-0 bomb to take an early 84-56 fourth quarter lead against defending champion Letran and never looked back to end the elimination round of the NCAA Season 102 juniors basketball…
MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach Louie Alas on Tuesday apologized for his behavior at the conclusion of last Saturday’s UAAP game against the UP Fighting Maroons. Alas was involved in a heated…
CHARLOTTE — Grayson Allen scored 27 points, Naz Reid added 25 points and 13 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-112 on Monday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Tidjane Salaun added…
ATLANTA — Luka Doncic had 32 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to six games with a 124-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. Walker Kessler had 21…
LOS ANGELES — Aryna Sabalenka battled past Karolina Muchova in straight sets to make a winning start at the season-ending WTA Finals in Indian Wells on Monday. Former world number one Sabalenka was forced to dig deep…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White turned down President Donald Trump's — apparently jovial — offer of a job as press secretary in a surprise appearance at the White House on…
MANILA, Philippines — The PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup quarterfinal series between sister teams San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra has gone down to one, final game. Game 5 between the Beermen and the Gin Kings is set…
MANILA, Philippines — Naomi Marjorie Cesar zoomed to a women's 800m silver medal finish at the Dakar 4th Youth Olympic Games Monday afternoon in Senegal, early Tuesday in Manila. The 17-year-old Cesar clocked 2:09.34 to…
COLLEGE football will expand its playoff to 24 teams beginning next year, a move that lends an NFL flavor to its postseason while resetting decades of tradition surrounding a once all-important regular season and…
PHILIPPINE tennis trailblazer Alexandra “Alex” Eala ended the 2026 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) season with a career-best rank of No. 15. Eala, who described her 2026 season as a “fairytale” one with a “fairytale…
MUCH has been said about Most Valuable Players, but reigning MVP Allen Liwag is ready to tune out the noise. The back-to-back NCAA MVP chooses to focus on the present, setting aside his achievements as he wants to build…
ARMED with relentless determination and grueling off-season preparation, Behrouz Mohammad ‘Madi’ Mojdeh of La Salle Green Hills (LSGH) is set to unleash his full aquatic prowess as he anchors his team’s quest for a…
SEEKING to sustain its high speed connection for a semifinal bid, PLDT aims for its fourth straight win as it faces Farm Fresh in the PVL All-Filipino Conference at the Araneta Coliseum on Tuesday. The High Speed…
GILAS Pilipinas coach Tim Cone is expecting Bennie Boatwright to follow the national team to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on Nov. 23, giving him just a few days to integrate with the Philippine squad, which is preparing for…
LOS ANGELES — Coco Gauff outlasted fellow American Jessica Pegula to win a tension-packed group stage opener, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, on Sunday (Monday in Manila) in the WTA Finals at Indian Wells. Two-time major winner…
WASHINGTON — Three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes overcame an injury scare to lift Kansas City over the New York Jets on Sunday (Monday in Manila) while Joe Burrow sparked Cincinnati to victory over Atlanta in…
WASHINGTON — Three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes overcame an injury scare to lift Kansas City over the New York Jets on Sunday (Monday in Manila) while Joe Burrow sparked Cincinnati to victory over Atlanta in…
MEXICO CITY — Teenage sensation Blades Brown became the PGA Tour’s youngest winner since 1931 as he stormed to a playoff victory at the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico after a stunning nine-under par 63 on…
MANILA, Philippines — Liza Soberano has made history as the first Filipina actress to launch an official community on Weverse, the global fan platform popular among K-pop artists. The platform announced the opening of…
A Tennessee judge on Monday dismissed a case brought by Dolly Parton’s longtime manager who was seeking an injunction against her nephew and head of security, alleging he had threatened her estate and its employees. The…
MANILA, Philippines — Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie arrived in Manila on Tuesday morning, welcomed by supporters and security personnel at the airport ahead of the Asean Inclusive Growth Summit. Jolie, 51, landed at…
NEW YORK — Superman, Batman and the rest of the DC heroes are getting a new boss, yet again. Skydance Motion Picture Group announced Monday that James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-chief executives after…
THE Philippines faces a shortage of about 127,000 nurses, driven mainly by low local wages, poor working conditions, and large-scale migration to higher‑paying countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom…
A NATIONAL budget is more than a ledger of government expenses. It is a public statement of what the state values, whose needs it recognizes, and how it intends to use the money collected from the people. Yet for a long…
WE Filipinos know what to do after a strong earthquake. Before we declare the danger over, we check what is still standing, what shifted, and what might give way if another tremor happens. The United States just had an…
A nation's resilience is not measured by how much adversity it can endure, but by how well its people prepare, respond, recover, adapt, and emerge stronger together. That, to me, is the essence of “resilience…
OF all the writings of the late general Emilio Jacinto, the essays that constitute “Liwanag at Dilim” (Light and Darkness) is his great legacy to the Filipino people. It tells us what we should be as citizens, as…
LAST week, the Department of Energy (DOE) hosted the Philippine Nuclear Regulatory Framework Workshop, another step in the country’s slow shuffle toward its ambition to deploy nuclear energy. The workshop covered a…
YES, after three decades, the ghosts of the tragic Marcopper incident continue to haunt the province of Marinduque and to spotlight the role of politics in the delay of its final verdict. To this day, many continue to…
LAST week, America's Democrats delivered one of the most lopsided midterm election results in modern memory. They took the House of Representatives with more than 250 seats and captured the Senate. One of them even won…
THERE is wisdom in the saying, “Targets determine the results.” It suggests that any organization that narrows down how it measures performance could mistakenly produce results that are counter-intuitive to what it…
SOMETHING monumental has taken place in the past couple of weeks when it comes to citizen participation in the national budget. We may call it the “Revenge of the Nerds.” A small group of idealistic young geniuses who…
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