Rappler has exposed government officials' conflicts of interest involving infrastructure projects. The story of Sara Duterte and Gencorp revealed that this kind of scheme can also happen in food contracts. And perhaps…
The Philippines joined Pax Silica in April this year as its 13th signatory.
On Aug. 6, 2026, Pres. Donald Trump signed two executive orders, seeking to limit birthright/automatic citizenship for children born in the US, after the US Supreme Court struck down a previous executive order on…
IN the face of continuing acts of cruelty against dogs and cats, lawmakers need to give their full attention to passing a bill to update the Animal Welfare Act to give it more teeth and to keep up with the times. Just…
The Philippines is one of Southeast Asia’s most compelling economic success stories.
THE second term of United States President Donald Trump shattered all known guardrails of political and ethical discourse. For the ultrarich — mostly men in technology and finance who gravitated to Trump’s orbit just…
The Filipino people can probably tolerate a plunderer, but not a traitor.
BEFORE I get into today’s discussion, I need to share a follow-up to my column about the potential problem of the use of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) from last Sunday (“The dirty little problem with energy expansion,” Oct…
Since the end of the Second World War, the United States became the leader of the so-called Free World.
THE threat posed by the alarming development of artificial intelligence (AI) has not subsided for some weeks now, as can be observed on social media and attested by major industry players. The mere thought of possible…
Remember when you could get a credit card at the mall faster than you could finish admiring a mannequin’s outfit in a store window?
“GOD proposes but he never imposes.” That’s the title of Pope Francis’ 2023 reflection on the same Mass readings for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Oct. 11. Citing the Gospel passage from Saint Matthew (Mt…
My recent visit to Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, provided a welcome opportunity to discuss a question that matters deeply to the Philippines: how can economic cooperation between the United States…
FOR this writer, the real heroes in the Philippines are the exploited and abused boys and girls who have endured horrific beatings and rapes by child sex abusers and found the courage to fight back and attain justice…
As soon as the government began cracking down on Philippine offshore gaming operators in 2024, law enforcement agencies had warned that POGO employees were going underground and starting smaller operations, mostly…
IN 1937, John Steinbeck published a novella titled “Of Mice and Men.” It tells a riveting tale of two wandering ranch workers during the Great Depression who aspired for a better life: George, who is bright and…
IN October 1962, the world came very close to nuclear war. American surveillance flights discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba, an island about 90 miles (144 kilometers) from the coast of Florida. For 13 tense days…
THERE is an unusual character in the early polling for the 2028 presidential election: a candidate who says she is not running. Leni Robredo has said she does not intend to seek national office in 2028. Instead, she…
WE often notice the value of animal health only when it is under threat. It happens when a pet falls ill, when farmers begin losing livestock to disease, when food prices rise following an outbreak, or when a disease…
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