Rice farming is central to Philippine food security. In recent months , farmers had experienced excessively low farmgate palay prices at ₱10–₱12 per kilogram , far below production costs of P18 ...

Were they smart and cunning enough to game the system, or were they clueless patsies thrown to the wolves as fall guys? Virtual unknowns until Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson linked them ...

The recent multibillion-peso corruption scandal involving flood control projects is taking its toll on the Philippine economy. In the third quarter of 2025, the country’s gross domestic product ...

I spent 40 hours hopping between four airports to reach the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil. Before I even stepped into the negotiations, the journey alone ...

This weekend, the nation will remember Andres Bonifacio again on Nov. 30, then forget him until Nov. 30 next year. In 1995, I attended a commemoration at Liwasang Bonifacio led by then Mayor Alfredo ...

Republic Act No. 9851, the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity, does not require implementing rules and regulations (IRR), ...