[Be The Good] Help youth leaders, students attend Social Good Summit 2026

More than an event, it's a resounding declaration for the need to put humans at the center of any technology, most especially generative AI

Holiday travel, spending boom mirror vitality of China’s vast market

FROM bustling transport hubs and crowded scenic areas to fully booked restaurants and busy shopping districts, strong travel flows and vibrant consumption during the National Day holiday highlighted the resilience and…

BLAMING THE OTHER

Presidential prerogative

It came as a big surprise, if not shock – the sudden exit of Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez.

Powerful arguments against the death penalty

FROM time to time, calls are raised here in the Philippines for the reinstatement of the death penalty in cases involving heinous crimes, with the definition of “heinous” varying somewhat depending on who is making the…

It’s tough to make Sara accountable

The Ombudsman sacked last Thursday Bohol provincial board member Vierna Mae Boniel-Maglasang. Her offense: serious dishonesty.

Marcos’ impeachment plot backfires

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. undertook the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte to block the shoo-in for the presidency in 2028, so he could get somebody to his liking. If that was the strategy, the latest…

Oh Loren… tsk, tsk

Disappointment is greatest when it concerns someone from whom we expected better.

DA bungles core mandates; Tiu Laurel shifts to .... road construction

THE two-year presidency of Donald Trump is marked by one epic fail after another. He promised toa lower grocery prices “on day one of my presidency.” Prices of basic household goods have been steadily rising. He…

A blessing in disguise

News travels fast, bad news travels faster, rumors and gossip the fastest.

German lessons for a germinating region

KUALA LUMPUR — Germany’s reputation rests on industrial discipline, engineering excellence, fiscal prudence and the predictability of its post-war democratic institutions. Yet a recent visit to Cologne and Frankfurt…

Attracting tourists

The full-grown Komodo dragon lay sprawled in the shade of a tree, unmindful of the tourists taking photos with it from a safe distance.

The strongman finally meets a stronger institution

First of a four-part series TODAY the Deegong sits in detention at The Hague, confronting an institution he neither appoints, finances nor frightens. The ICC has confirmed the charges arising from killings allegedly…

EDITORIAL — Highest disaster risk

Here’s another global ranking where the country takes the worst spot: out of the 193 member states of the United Nations, the Philippines again ranks first as the most vulnerable to disasters.

From parking lots to people places

WALK through any of the Makati CBD’s neighborhoods, and one begins to notice the abundance of open lots serving as parking space. Empty, heat-soaked, lifeless. They sit in front of malls, beside offices, apartment…

The café-fication of Binondo

IT might be too soon to say, but Binondo’s face is changing one new café at a time. Certain parts of Binondo have always been pedestrian-friendly. Manila’s historic Chinatown has been long associated with trading…

Trump takes out political frustrations on Zelenskyy, Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With his surprise deal on Russian diesel and his call for Volodymyr Zelensky to step down, United States President Donald Trump appears to be redirecting the frustrations of his increasingly difficult…