Being a nerd has its rewards. When I am in an archive, a library, or a museum with materials from or about the Philippines, I feel like a child in a candy store. Despite the stress and jet lag that ...

United States President Donald Trump marked his whirlwind trip to Malaysia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders’ summit with the signing of trade agreements with Malaysia ...

In most parliaments around the world, “disorderly behavior” is a narrow concept. It refers to acts that disturb proceedings—shouting, defying the presiding officer, using offensive language, or ...

Looking back, it is almost unbelievable how our friendship began—not in a bustling coffee shop, on a work platform, in a ...

I recently overheard students talking about foreign language classes, a requirement at the Ateneo de Manila University. One ...

Dear Sen. Joel Villanueva, I recently came across a short video from last year of you and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla joyously chanting each other’s school cheer—you singing “Unibersidad ...

On October 25, 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order No. 100, prescribing a floor price for palay ...

According to an online blurb, the term “delicadeza” is a “Filipino word that means having good manners, respect, and a sense of what is right and wrong.” It means being honest, humble, and ...

Last May, the Philippine peso began to part ways with the currencies of our comparable neighbors. Normally, our currency ...

The takeaway from last week’s brief outbreak of violence in Tipo-Tipo town in Basilan province is how fragile peace remains ...

Solo globe-trotting can be addictive. I spent my first 15 years in our coastal town, Palompon, in northern Leyte. As a child, the only means of transportation I experienced were a jeepney ride with my ...