Last May, the Philippine peso began to part ways with the currencies of our comparable neighbors. Normally, our currency ...

The nation again stands at a dangerous crossroads. Billions meant to keep floods at bay were instead washed away by greed. As rivers rise, so does the anger of a people who have seen this movie too ...

Oxford–”The food scene in [the Philippines] is really vibrant with local specialties that are different from one city to another,” the former French Ambassador to Manila, Michèle Boccoz, told ...

I was educated in Catholic schools most of my life, all the way up to my sophomore year in college, and had my fair share of classes in catechism, Old and New Testament, encyclicals. I even served ...

The takeaway from last week’s brief outbreak of violence in Tipo-Tipo town in Basilan province is how fragile peace remains ...

Solo globe-trotting can be addictive. I spent my first 15 years in our coastal town, Palompon, in northern Leyte. As a child, the only means of transportation I experienced were a jeepney ride with my ...

The message of President Ferdinand ’Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. during a media briefing in Kuala Lumpur merits close attention. He said, “We have to remind people that we have now moved from the ...

In precolonial Philippines, the male datu served as the secular head of the community, but the female babaylan was revered as ...

I have written at least eight columns on the outrageous flood control scams, the investigations, the apparent culprits, the laws applicable, and the personalities who could hasten the criminal ...

The vibrant laughter of Filipino children often masks a deeper, unseen burden—the heavy toll exacted by corruption in government. While public discourse frequently frames corruption as an economic ...

In Tibetan Buddhism, bardo refers to the in-between state after death and before rebirth. It is a time when consciousness is less fixed, open to both change and confusion. A being may linger there for ...

The cost of living in the Philippines is high. And so is the cost of dying. This is why a new law providing free funeral services is a huge help for poor Filipino families whose grief is doubled by ...