In the 1950s, the Philippines was considered — together with Burma — the most promising economy in East Asia, way ahead of Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Like Burma (called Myanmar ...

Families of Desaparecidos offer flowers and place white ribbons on photos of their missing loved ones during an All Souls’ ...

Charges of rebellion will be leveled against many of those arrested during martial law in the southern Philippines -- declared in the aftermath of last month's massacre of 57 civilians, the nation's ...

Crypto influencers charged for shilling “Hong Kong’s FTX.” Philippines senate considers putting government budget on ...

In today's national political arena, the glory that was Cebu is now a thing of the past. There is no Cebuano leader nowadays who has the stature to command national attention. What we have, and I say ...

In the history of Philippine art and media, few figures bridged the gap between mass culture and critical commentary as ...

The message of President Ferdinand ’Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. during a media briefing in Kuala Lumpur merits close attention. He said, “We have to remind people that we have now moved from the ...

The Founders would be appalled. They fought a revolution against a king who sent his troops against them to enforce his laws.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspects on November 7, 2025 communities along Mananga River in Cebu province that were ...

Malacañang on Friday reiterated that the Philippine National Police (PNP) does not give special treatment to anyone when carrying out its mandate. The statement came in ...

I’ve been going out on a limb for the past few weeks, touting the possibility that President Bongbong Marcos – yes, the son of our martial law dictator – might be considering doing the right thing and ...

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