First out of the gate this year was news that President Marcos approved the budget except for his veto of unprogrammed funds.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday that inflation, or the rate of increase in the prices of basic ...

Fish prices surge ahead of New Year in Bohol,” (News, 12/31/25) reflects the increase in prices of fish at the national level. The reported inflation rate in August 2025 was 9.5 percent, as ...

The international community is deeply shocked by the United States’ blatant use of force against Venezuela, including large-scale air strikes on the country and the forcible seizure of its president ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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