Somewhere in Tondo, a jeepney driver is doing the math at the gasoline pump. Fuel is up again—because the Middle East is restless again. He’s calculating whether today’s passengers cover a full tank, ...

The 2025 to 2026 academic year ends this March for all Philippine schools, and many, if not most, graduates of our public schools will be experiencing what may be once in a blue moon, a high-water ...

In college, my Constitution and Politics 101 professor asked our class of 25 engineering students to write a piece on the significance of government and why. I entered a trance state, wore my minor ...

There are moments in public life that make you pause mid-coffee and ask, “Did that really just happen?” Then you replay the clip and realize: Yes, it did. It wasn’t satire. It wasn’t a parody. It was ...

As a student and researcher, I find it difficult to join the chorus of celebration in Edsa 40 without a heavy heart. While 1986 may have restored our right to speak, it failed to ignite the spirit of ...

Every few years, culture knocks on the doors of Congress under a new name. This time, it comes under a House bill as the proposed Act Establishing the Department of Culture. This proposal has had many ...

The evolving sociopolitical landscape in our country does exact a toll on one’s mental health, particularly if podcasts on current issues, i.e., ghosted flood control projects; social media “battles” ...