Thirty years ago, in February 1996, I began a column in Evening Paper (EP), which was a new afternoon daily, upon invitation ...

I sometimes think the rarest political talent is not brilliance, not popularity, not even courage—but the ability to say no when the whole world is already applauding your yes. In the United States, ...

In announcing the American attack against Iran on Feb. 28, United States President Trump stated that “it has always been the policy of the United States, in particular, my administration, that this ...

While power tends to corrupt, hearing that this applies even to the young and affluent may be reason enough to rethink early ...

There is an ongoing debate about the latest experiment being forced on the public by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd). Academics and educational stakeholders are up in arms over CHEd’s ...

Savage beauty, I wrote. Tucked at the foot of storm-swept hills, there where ocean meets cliff, where the brightness of blue meets the softness of black, is a secret place. Here the marriage of water ...

Will withhold comment on the move to gut the college curriculum of the remaining general education (GE) courses legislators consider “useless.” I’m still figuring out the “public ...

In September 2017, then Overall Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Carandang told the Inquirer and ABS-CBN that his office had obtained ...

What’s in a word? Labeling some solar setups as “guerrilla” installations creates a false dichotomy. If not qualified, such a ...

Practicing prudence and efficiency in the use of fuel in our cars, as well as electricity in our public and private spaces, ...

Confusing reports to the contrary, it turns out all 55 members of the House committee on justice voted to approve the ...