In the past, Balikatan was immediately associated with joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States. Participation was once limited to Filipino and American troops standing ...

Those who suffer the most teach us how injustice inflicts deep pain and lasting agony. Those who rise, finding strength in hope, teach us about courage. These are among the lessons we have learned ...

Willy Vicoy Forty years ago, around this time, members of the Philippine and foreign media were in shock and in mourning because of the sudden death of ...

One hundred twenty-eight years ago, the United States Asiatic Squadron under the command of Commodore George Dewey slipped into Manila Bay under the cover of darkness, avoiding fire from the batteries ...

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The Philippines today faces a persistent and structural energy dilemma: electricity prices remain among the highest in Asia, while supply reliability—especially in island and remote ...

Before the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998, the country’s oil industry was tightly controlled by just three major players: Shell, Petron, and Caltex. Each had its own refinery and ...

More than two decades after the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira), the promise of cheaper electricity remains a cruel fantasy. Instead of relief, Filipino households are drowning in confusing ...

As late as 2020, in the fourth year of his administration, then President Rodrigo Duterte was adamant in defending the ...

BERLIN—The death of two university students, a journalist, and other civilians in a Army operation in Toboso, Negros ...

Nineteen people were killed during a military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental, on April 19. Among them were students ...

That the Philippines will be hit by the El Niño weather phenomenon this year is no longer a question of if or when, but rather of how intense and devastating this year’s cycle will be. The Department ...