Rice farming is central to Philippine food security. In recent months , farmers had experienced excessively low farmgate palay prices at ₱10–₱12 per kilogram , far below production costs of P18 ...

On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Gender Council released a warning about “the ...

Republic Act No. 9851, the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity, does not require implementing rules and regulations (IRR), ...

This weekend, the nation will remember Andres Bonifacio again on Nov. 30, then forget him until Nov. 30 next year. In 1995, I attended a commemoration at Liwasang Bonifacio led by then Mayor Alfredo ...

I spent 40 hours hopping between four airports to reach the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil. Before I even stepped into the negotiations, the journey alone ...

We tackled family therapy in psychotherapy class this week. As with most things in class, we realized how this doesn’t just ...

The evening descended over our narrow, silent kitchen. It was past midnight when I thought of fancying myself with ...

I was in elementary school when we had a string of failed attempts at overthrowing the government. Classes were constantly ...

As the year draws to a close, I normally present my fearless forecast for the coming year. Yet tectonic shifts in the global geopolitical balance of power compel me to frame this year’s outlook not ...

It has been just over a week since President Marcos announced major changes in his Cabinet, and newly installed Finance ...

One becomes a full-fledged grown-up only after a parent dies. This happens no matter how old we already are when one of our parents passes on to the afterlife. Gone are the unrestrained counsel ...