The floodwaters that wreaked havoc in Cebu province did not swell and spill from rainstorms alone but from years of ...

The flooding that swallowed Villa del Rio, Bgy Bacayan in Cebu city and adjacent neighborhoods during Typhoon Tino is not a natural tragedy alone — it is a man-made moral catastrophe. Watching ...

Academia has always been a place of struggle. But what many fail to realize is that the nature of this struggle has changed drastically over the decades. In the 1970s to 1990s, few teachers in the ...

So goes the first few words of a popular Argentinian “joke” that alludes to the tendency of populist and progressive political leaders to later veer toward extreme-right political strategies.

There are few things as dispiriting as political cynicism—the scourge of democratic politics. I can’t, however, blame our folks for succumbing to spasms of cynical lamentations. The numbers are ...

Many expected the economy to soften in the third quarter (Q3), but hardly anyone thought our economy’s growth would slow down as sharply as it did, to 4 percent from 5.5 percent in the first half.

If I could, I’d be crossing my fingers as I write this column because I haven’t had electricity since last night. A glimmer of hope as well as a distraction: Meralco has been sending in a truck ...

Please, Please, Please” by Sabrina Carpenter—but changed Carpenter to Ongkiko. Ms. Sabrina Ongkiko. And a flashback moved me.

In the devastating aftermath of Typhoon “Tino,” at least 204 people have been confirmed dead, while over a hundred more are ...

Early this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a plan to cap interest rates and other fees charged ...

In any community, a good neighbor is one who respects the rights of others and ensures that the environment is stable and peaceful. One who bullies and takes advantage of others cannot be considered ...