There’s this story about Typhoon "Haiyan," where whole communities in Samar were saved because they took refuge in caves. In ...

In an attempt to strike a delicate balance between protecting farmers’ incomes and keeping prices of basic goods as low as ...

The calamitous typhoons put forward two examples of visionary local leadership, one successful, the other a failure, but ...

To time travel is impossible and far-fetched. Not until I started hearing these sounds, which transported my consciousness ...

PA, Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines In recent weeks, the Philippines has once again faced a familiar kind of ...

On March 11, 2025, what I call the “executive direct effect” of international law made possible the historic arrest and surrender of former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal ...

It is almost comical that two high-profile politicians—a former and an incumbent—both reeking of corruption are now parading themselves as victims, and at the same time, champions of justice. One ...

Dear Raul, I read your timely article (see “Root cause of predatory lending,” 11/11/2025) in the Inquirer this morning. Sadly, this is a frightening reality for so many. Just this week, we ...

Philippines is best described as an annus horribilis, literally a “horrible year.” 1882 was a year of disaster and tribulation, with misfortune coming in threes: earthquakes, a ...

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

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

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 ...