In politics, whether in the Philippines or elsewhere, impact is often measured by fanfare, and effectiveness by visibility.

It’s a picture that paints a thousand doubts on the Department of Health’s (DOH) vaunted commitment to promote the country’s health. Last week, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa drew sharp ...

I have been browsing periodicals from 1961, the year of my birth, to see how much the Philippines has changed since. Sad to say that aside from technological advances like the internet, ...

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked Myanmar and Thailand on March 28 is a chilling reminder for everyone to start taking ...

Poverty remains one of the most pressing issues globally, with over 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty—on less than P123.70 per day. In the Philippines, the situation is equally ...

The arrest and subsequent handover to the International Criminal Court of former president Rodrigo Duterte to face allegations of crimes against humanity has sparked a significant outpouring of legal ...

Dhaka—In January 2025, the Trump administration froze all foreign aid from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), causing widespread disruptions to global humanitarian ...