Kill the chicken to scare the monkey.” Punish one conspicuously, the saying goes, and others who fear the same fate may fall ...

A Super El Niño is not merely a weather forecast; for our farming communities, it represents a direct and existential threat to livelihood. When Pagasa makes this declaration, farmers already know ...

I am back here in the heartland of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to work with representatives of civil society groups working in this area for most of ...

Among philosophical dilettantes, it’s fashionable to misrepresent the likes of Plato as antidemocracy thinkers. This could be no farther from the truth. For those of us who had the privilege of ...

I’ve always been extra thankful when I’m in a place and don’t have my senior citizen ID, which would entitle me to a senior citizens’ discount on purchases and the sales tax. In most ...

Hardly anyone cocked an eyebrow when it was announced that the prosecution panel in the impeachment trial of Vice President ...

What the court of impeachment didn’t entertain, the court of public opinion gave its full attention. The former president’s ...

Is it normal to get alarmed when the word plague is heard? I have always associated this word with the story of the Pied ...

What is the secret sauce to success? It’s a formula that every parent and educator hopes to crack, and something I’ve found ...

For some, the barbershop is a space for self-discovery. For others, a space where identities die. But for me, it’s where thoughts are shaved and swept away. Studying in a private Catholic school ...

The Family Code states, “No marriage shall be valid, unless these essential requisites are present: (1) Legal capacity of the contracting parties who must be a male and a female; and (2) Consent ...

Sometimes, the most encouraging signs of change in governance are found not in policy documents, but in the people preparing to lead. This past week, I had the privilege of spending time with ...