There’s a Phil Connors in each one of us. That disenchanted, weary, and self-absorbed version of ourselves who, at some point, has felt hemmed in by the daily grind. In the movie "Groundhog ...

I’ve learned and grown to like grief. I live with it; I don’t run from it anymore—terrified of the thought that it might come running after me years later when I think all is well. I hold its ...

My mother, a person with disability, retired in 2024 at the age of 65, after years of being the municipal budget officer in Ilocos Sur. She’s a registered PWD, and according to Republic Act No.

Technical vocational education and training, under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda), rests on a robust quality-assurance system—the Compliance Audit, System for TVET ...

Just when you think that last year’s ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) would keep us safe from this scourge comes the news report that more than 200 Filipinos were rescued Monday ...

This holy All Saints’-All Souls’ weekend (with its ghoulish Halloween counterpart), may we contemplate the fleeting nature of life, the exhilarating wonders it offers, and the crushing pain it ...

To understand why corruption remains deeply rooted in the Philippines, one must look beyond politics and laws and examine the moral patterns that shape our daily lives. Ours is a nation of faith yet ...

Apparently, a few who have reason to be.For five years, the nation’s simplest anticorruption tool—the statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) of public servants—was locked away ...

One of the frequently asked questions during Mental Health Awareness Month is how to achieve work-life balance. This is also a common concern among students, who find it difficult to find time outside ...

TO whom can we entrust our nation’s future if the political leaders in Congress—those in whom the people repose their trust by electing them to their exalted positions—are themselves involved in ...

They were called “Bright Boys” when they both became congressmen for the first time in 1998. They were elected together as ...