Our country is going through one of those bad, explosive times when accusations take the place of proof, and anger overtakes investigation. The recent videos and public comments, including Zaldy ...

INQUIRER PHOTO/LYN RILLON Few things in Philippine politics have aged more poorly than Article 2, Section 26 of the 1987 ...

Populist leaders are also charismatic, and they use this trait to exploit people’s grievances against government deficits, especially the weaknesses of democratic institutions. The greater masses ...

One of the great pleasures of the “life of the mind” is the necessity to meet and debate with people from across the political spectrum. Among the most notable exchanges I have had throughout the ...

One of the biggest fears Filipino families have is illness, to the point that one large drug company has been reusing an ad slogan that seems to resonate: “Bawal magkasakit”—it is forbidden to ...

How much longer can we tolerate an unresponsive, self-serving, and corrupt government? The latest wave of corruption has clearly struck a nerve; patience has run out, and people are tired of ...

Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma ordered last week the investigation of 98 business process outsourcing (BPO) companies ...

Have you heard of a similar story? She made the difficult decision to go on an extended leave to take care of her aging mom, ...

A travel influencer recently faced online backlash after posting a TikTok video asking whether the Philippines would be ...

Last week, I took up artificial intelligence (AI) as it relates to the judiciary. Now, let me say that AI is a force that reshapes every sector and challenges even enthusiasts, like ancient me, to ...

If you spend enough time on the internet, not just scrolling but really absorbing its strange rhythm, your brain eventually ...

On Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women reminds us of the work still to be done. Representatives of France and Romania, we speak today with a united European ...