W aking up from a short afternoon nap the other day, I thought I had overslept. I reached for my phone to check the time, only to be greeted by a Viber notification cheerfully announcing: “Karina ...

Lately, while the F4 reunion has been catching everyone else’s fancy, it was Taiwan of a different kind that caught the attention of my AP book club: the translated novel “Taiwan Travelogue”.

I’ve always believed that life comes in stages. For the longest time, I thought I was running behind. By 29, I imagined I’d ...

Sen. Panfilo Lacson has filed the proposed “Parents Welfare Act of 2025,” the latest iteration of his bill that seeks to ...

Why is the LTO (Land Transportation Office), the agency supposed to promote ease of land transport, often the one that ties ...

One of my proudest moments this year was returning—not just as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, but ...

You exercised your right to suffrage on May 12, 2025. Before, during, and after this eventful time, terms like “voters’ education” were casually thrown around. But who’s really supposed to ...

In what could easily be the most violent maritime attacks since the Israel-Hamas conflict in October 2023, Houthi rebels in the Red Sea sank two cargo vessels early this month. A total of 38 Filipino ...

In my opinion, the title of the Pew Research Center’s recent report, “International views of China turn slightly more positive” (pewresearch.org, 7/15/25), was rather diplomatic. Quite accurate ...

First, my salute to all of you for having reached this far in your struggle to attain higher education. In this age of ...

Anna Cristina Tuazon’s column last week (see “Bachelor of Arts without art?” 7/10/25) was a nuanced critique of recent ...