Every cancer journey deserves care without barriers

Every October, we wear pink. Communities hold awareness campaigns, landmarks are illuminated in symbolic colors, and social media feeds are filled with messages of solidarity.

HOLDING HER BACK?

‘Alagang Ayala’

Amid a grim economic environment, the Philippines’ oldest conglomerate, Ayala Corp., still manages to create excitement across significant sectors of business.

The UN is needed now more than ever

TODAY, Oct. 24, marks the 81st anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, an institution born from humanity’s determination to prevent the horrors of war and promote international cooperation. While it may be…

Retail corruption: Still being processed

The three most expensive words at a government counter are “still being processed.”

China also has much to lose

BEIJING is allegedly considering sanctions against Filipino politicians, restrictions on oil and fertilizer supplies, measures affecting Filipino workers, and even the forcible removal of the BRP Sierra Madre from…

‘Tatay Nene’ Pimentel

It has been seven years since the untimely death of former Senate president Aquilino Pimentel Jr., or “Tatay Nene,” on Oct. 20, 2019.

‘A Bodyguard of Lies’

THAT is my first spy thriller based on events in Budapest and Manila. My templates are the novels of Graham Greene and John Le Carre. Here are excerpts. * * * He shot himself for four minutes before he shot the room…

Food tourism

Clang Garcia was in the inflight magazine trade for many years and would also dabble in handling inbound tours.

From ‘colors’ of water to scarcity of fresh water

IT has always been said that water is colorless. These days, the water necessary to produce food for a fast-expanding world population is discussed as an issue of “blue” water for irrigation, referring to water people…

Shock therapy

The Monetary Board last Thursday administered the equivalent of shock therapy – the sort given to patients whose hearts stop beating. Our economy is in intensive care.

Confidential fun

THE ABBA classic “Super Trouper” blared over the sound system. In the distance, two sisters danced and playfully toasted ice cream cones. “Boy, the vice president really knows how to throw a party!” the woman exclaimed…

EDITORIAL— Surrender, or else what?

Only members of law enforcement and national security agencies are authorized to operate as armed groups in this country.

DPWH continues to violate the law

REPUBLIC Act (RA) 6716 was approved on March 17, 1989, more than 37 years ago. It directs the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to construct water wells and rainwater collectors, develop springs and…

How can PH not be Ukraine in US-China rivalry?

Last of two parts BUT then again, quite as by rote, what we get from all the above are generalities, the stuff of which geopolitical analyses are made. For instance, the Philippines is lumped with the rest of the…

P467B constitutional bombshell: Marcos, Congress, budgetary disaster and accountability

WHEN the Supreme Court declares major budget provisions unconstitutional, the question is no longer simply who inserted the billions, but who approved them, who controlled their release and who must answer to the…

Segregate at source: Political waste management 101

Second of three parts SESSION for session, a congressional investigation can cost as much as an impeachment trial. The former seeks information that may lead to legislation; the latter seeks to establish facts that may…

MAGA at the Acropolis

ATHENS — On a recent visit to Athens, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio extolled ancient Greece as the foundation of Western civilization and drew inspiration for the US today as the leader of the West…