Charity and goodwill are the sentiments most often expected to be practiced during the holiday season, so it can seem ...

My young nieces were looking up at a poster, asking me what it means. It was a family gathering hosted by my cousin and she ...

The first day of the year is always tinged with excitement and joy. At the stroke of midnight last Dec. 31, we welcomed 2026 ...

In 2023, nearly half of new inmates were repeat offenders. Although the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have worked to improve postrelease support, ...

The corruption crisis, which began as the flood control scandal, around July, was the headline issue of 2025. The Makati Business Club (MBC) remained focused on the broader issues of national ...

It’s New Year’s Eve, and we close the doors on a 2025 of too many events and too little resolution. Storms. Earthquakes.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) was understandably ecstatic when large Japanese, French, and local infrastructure ...

Where did it begin? With President Marcos going for broke, realizing his allies failed to deliver a midterm victory? Or with ...

The recent warning of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) against diploma mills exposes a profound systemic failure rooted in the extreme competition of our capitalist society. This ...

It seems that the dreams with which Jose Rizal died exactly 129 years ago at his execution by the Spanish colonizers are the ...

In Batanes, the United States deployed missiles during the last Balikatan exercises in April: the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), which reportedly remains in the country.

Many people are now formulating their New Year’s resolutions. But one year is not enough of a runway to make significant ...