I grew up in the middle—not in poverty, but not in luxury either. Middle class, they say. I had just enough to see how the wealthy lived, but not enough to live like them. I could travel every now ...

The massive flood control corruption scandal is appalling not only because it impaired government efforts to keep Filipinos ...

B excess funds to PhilHealth.” (News, 12/5/25) While the recent news is very much welcome, it set off a domino effect of thoughts, which included a ...

On her second day of working in Hong Kong as a domestic worker, 28-year-old Rhodora Alcaraz found herself in an emergency.

We are all familiar with the saying, “when it rains, it pours,” and that’s what literally and figuratively happened at the start of this year’s rainy season. Following the aftereffects of ...

I commend LTO Asec. Markus Lacanilao for his swift action in firing two employees and a security guard caught red-handed in an extortion scheme. This is the decisive leadership we need to see more ...

The holiday season in the Philippines is synonymous with long celebrations and abundant feasts shared with family, friends, and colleagues. It is also the time when alcohol becomes especially visible ...

Two barangay-based projects have recently demonstrated that the government can address flood-control issues affecting the community without incurring billions in bloated contracts that are lost to ...

Protest movements worldwide tend to come in waves. Much of this results from the emulation of activism seen elsewhere, a tendency heightened by global media and the ubiquity of online platforms. Yet, ...

In a political moment crowded with speculation and accusation, the Supreme Court has delivered a much-needed reminder: public officials cannot be punished for obeying a law Congress required them to ...