Filipinos running across statewide and local races find themselves navigating an American political system increasingly resembling tactics they thought they had left behind
Rappler’s civic engagement arm MovePH brings #MoveCebu to the University of San Carlos, gathering over 200 people during the public forum to define what a liveable city should be
From all walks of life, civil society organizations (CSOs) and other non-government organizations (NGOs) have finally had their voices heard on their grave common concern on the use of the yearly budget of the national…
ACCORDING to a recent report by Devex Newswire, which covers the foreign aid and development financing ecosystem, conditions attached by Donald Trump’s administration to United States foreign aid have led to a number of…
The arrest of 72-year-old journalist Philip Lustre last Saturday for cyberlibel violated his civil rights and legal processes:
First of two parts THE irony is inescapable. Last Tuesday, Sen. Risa Hontiveros and 10 House representatives, mostly Red party-list congressmen but including Leila de Lima, filed a resolution urging President Ferdinand…
Beijing’s threats are becoming increasingly brazen. On Oct. 15, China’s ambassador declared, “If we want to use force, we may easily win.” This is outright intimidation dressed as diplomacy.
FROM the time the Church realized that it was her vocation to be "the Assembly" — qahal — of God in the New Testament, it was always understood that bishops, priests and deacons are men. This has nothing to do with a…
Our current economic condition is deemed by many business owners as worse than the two-year lockdown during the COVID pandemic.
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Secretary Robert Joseph de Claro, sworn in on Oct. 13 as head of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). A computer science graduate of De La Salle…
OK, carping critics, the suggestion to collect rainwater in buckets or balde for filtration into potable water is just one of several measures the government is rolling out or has implemented to address the impact of…
KUALA LUMPUR — From the Yellow Vest movement to recurring demonstrations over economic and political grievances, French streets have exposed tensions between public expectations and the realities of governing. For…
One outcome is expected when there are changes in the Cabinet: better services from the government.
Third of a four-part series LAST week, we examined Sara Duterte’s impeachment. This week, we return to a world confronting a different problem: What happens when even the strongest power cannot guarantee order? Our…
JOURNALIST Felipe “Philip” Lustre Jr. has one frustration in life. He tried very hard to learn the Kapampangan language, the native tongue of his maternal grandmother, but failed. His attachment to his Pampanga roots…
CAN we talk about water conservation now? The reactions to the “balde” optics seem to have died down. It is apparent that very few people are willing to drink visibly dirty water even if cured by filtration and…
AT the end of October, Filipinos return home to their respective provinces to celebrate Undas with their families. The term comes from the Spanish word honras, meaning honor or respect. Yet, the conditions experienced…
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