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 ...

The present Middle East conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz underscore how vulnerable Philippine food security remains to external shocks beyond the country’s control. The Strait is not ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Everyone has a stake in the war in Iran. If this conflict drags on, everyone stands to lose—though the economic pain will ...

As the country observed Myeloma Awareness Month last March, attention must turn to a disease that remains largely underrecognized, yet affects mostly seniors who are looking forward to enjoying their ...

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 ...