Touted as an irresistible show of force, the drug war had shocked and awed Filipinos into submission for the duration of Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency. Years later, that rule of fear is ...

In this season for New Year’s resolutions, we might as well do ours with the broader interest of our troubled nation in mind.

Here in the heartland of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, several civil society friends and colleagues have asked questions on the confusing statements issued by the national ...

BAGUIO—“Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn how to use than freedom,” argued Alexis de Tocqueville in his magisterial overview of democratic ...

We are now at the start of a new year, and with it comes an opportunity to reflect on the past year and then look forward to engaging in a fresh start toward something hopefully much better. I guess ...

As the calendar turned to 2026, millions have engaged in the time-honored tradition of setting New Year’s resolutions, viewing the new year as a blank canvas for self-improvement. Beneath this ...

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Anytime now, President Marcos is expected to sign into law the national budget for 2026, labeled a make-or-break year that will determine whether the Philippines will rise above the significant ...

At the request of Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, I represented our country in the recent Asean Law Association (ALA) “Inaugural Lecture Series on Gender Justice” in Kuala Lumpur, sponsored ...

A colleague threw the question randomly to another and was surprised when she received the answer, “I really haven’t thought ...

If a person unexpectedly gives you a gift for Christmas, you feel obliged to get them a last-minute gift and to include them ...