The communist party could take the cue from the its counterparts in Nepal, who signed a peace agreement with the Nepalese government in 2006 and became the ruling party through democratic elections in 2008–2009 and has…
He says be ready with pails; she says better accept what's up ahead
The Vice President’s conviction looms as increasingly likely. Yet it may lead to an unintended consequence, one that is worse than our current predicament.
By the all the rules of the political game, Sara Zimmerman Duterte should by now be damaged goods; dead meat. Or the pariah of Philippine politics. And ousted pronto as vice president, never to be allowed to hold any…
SOME people apparently believe that a pail loses its usefulness the moment President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recommends it. Before examining rainwater harvesting or understanding household filtration, they had already…
At the UN General Assembly, President Trump delivered a victory speech.
SOME people apparently believe that a pail loses its usefulness the moment President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recommends it. Before examining rainwater harvesting or understanding household filtration, they had already…
In 1999, CITEM – the Center for International Trade Exhibitions and Missions, the export promotion arm of the Department of Trade and Industry – set up Movement8, a design collective made up of 10 – not 8 – of the…
A DIPLOMAT'S words should leave his country safer after he has spoken. That is one lesson I carried away from my appointment as the Philippines' first permanent representative to the Association of Southeast Asian…
The Philippines may have banned offshore gaming, but it doesn’t mean that the people behind it, especially the Chinese, are no longer around.
WITH almost a million academic and non-teaching staff to deal with, we’ve said before that the Department of Education (DepEd) is the hardest government agency to manage. Its perennial problems include the low pay of…
It is bad enough that the congressmen have cut funds from public health and moved them to their pet projects – or that PhilHealth funds were taken away by mere administrative order.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr’s. declaration of a state of national energy emergency in March of this year provided a mild push, at least rhetorically, to some energy initiatives that have not made much progress in…
As the Senate continued deliberations on the proposed national budget for 2027, watchdogs upped their tally of insertions and discretionary funds prone to political patronage in the version of the outlay passed by the…
SINCE 1970, I‘ve had the privilege of working mostly in the private sector and civil society, in the government, and as a citizen-soldier. In those roles, I learned that leadership is tested not by the authority one…
BY late 1898, Emilio Jacinto may have found happiness in Santa Cruz, Laguna, after leading a life of fighting for his country. He had become a husband, a father and a meat merchant. But he sent a letter to his friend…
IT seems some factions within the DDS Universe are starting to accept that their primary hope of returning to power in 2028 — Vice President Sara Duterte — might not qualify anymore, perpetually disqualified from…
A SPARE tire is supposed to be used only when the vehicle breaks down. It is there for emergencies, not to compete with the driver. But what happens when the driver begins to fear the spare tire more than the dangers on…
THE Filipino independent film, “2 Valid IDs,” starring Pokwang and Joey Marquez, tells a gripping tale of how ordinary Filipinos struggle to cope with poverty and bureaucratic red tape. Pokwang plays Sylvia, a devoted…
EACH year on Oct. 27, Kashmiris around the world observe Black Day. On this day, 79 years ago, Indian troops landed in Srinagar against the will of the people of Jammu and Kashmir — a moment that continues to shape…
THE Filipino independent film, “2 Valid IDs,” starring Pokwang and Joey Marquez, tells a gripping tale of how ordinary Filipinos struggle to cope with poverty and bureaucratic red tape. Pokwang plays Sylvia, a devoted…
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