President Marcos designated last week Undersecretary Juan Miguel Cuna as acting secretary of the Department of Environment ...
State visits often carry the dual promise of peace and progress. When two sovereign leaders shake hands and toast glasses—gesturing toward diplomatic ties, negotiations, and partnerships—people ...
There are stories you inherit unwillingly—stories that twist and churn long after they are told. One of mine surfaced when my mother, hands trembling, finally shared a memory she had carried ...
My mom has an unusual Christmas tradition. Every year, during the season, she invites us to her house to get our annual flu ...
The 2025 to 2026 academic year ends this March for all Philippine schools, and many, if not most, graduates of our public schools will be experiencing what may be once in a blue moon, a high-water ...
Listening to the foreign lawyers of former President Rodrigo Duterte at the recent pretrial hearings before the International Criminal Court (ICC), one could sense the difficulty of their task. Their ...
Statue? ---------------- The Gospel for today (Matthew 17:1-9) is about Jesus’ transfiguration, when His appearance changed, ...
In any public or private workplace, it is “no work, no pay.” Except if you’re Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. Just this week, a ...
Life either gives you so much that you have many things to write about, or so overwhelmingly that you cannot write at all because you lack the time and headspace to process it. The fact that I only ...
The Philippines has more than 7,000 islands, and danger does not only come from storms or floods. Threats can also hide in rice fields, forest paths, seawaters, even schools. Snake bites, marine ...