When President Marcos declared in his 2026 State of the Nation Address (Sona) that “we are going to launch a rocket into space,” it was understandably one of the more attention-grabbing ...

The allure of scrolling through my phone isn’t as appealing to me now, but there was a time when I could not resist. The temptation to do so persisted throughout the in-betweens of my days, but it was ...

The recent exchange of harsh words between Sen. Raffy Tulfo and Sen. Pia Cayetano over the alleged shortcomings of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano in his legislative responsibilities showed the depths at ...

Confidential funds were used to buy tables, chairs, and printers. Medicines and food items were used as rewards for ...

The foreign sports media have spent recent weeks struggling to find the appropriate language for the Alex Eala phenomenon. In broadcast booths from London to Washington, commentators speak with an ...

Republic Act No. 12001, the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act (RPVARA), was hailed as a legislative milestone ...

For years, unreliable power has been a fact of life in my hometown of Eastern Samar and other towns served by inefficient electric cooperatives. What’s even worse is how frequent blackouts are ...

Recent revisions to the guidelines of the indigenous peoples (IPs) law have raised questions about whether they serve ...

It sounded like long-overdue relief for the 1.1 million minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) faced with soaring gas prices, distressing inflation levels, and skyrocketing ...

As a teacher-educator, I have always scanned the news for reports about education. Over the years, I have grown accustomed to finding mostly bad news. Children cannot read with comprehension. Students ...

A thought for this week of super heavy rains and the exposed vortex of corruption that has sucked this woebegone nation into flood waters: If I had a band, I’d name it Flood Control Band, a name akin ...

There is a strange kind of silence that follows the loudest applause. You worked nights when others slept. You turned coffee ...