One of my proudest moments this year was returning—not just as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, but ...

They say silence is better than noise. That it soothes the soul, that peace lives in the quiet. However, I never knew silence as peace. I knew it as uncertainty. I knew it as cold shoulders, frigid ...

As is always the case, it takes some time before regulation catches up with the rapid development of technology. Online ...

Textbook history drills us into remembering people and events relevant to the development of the nation. We forget that ...

Anna Cristina Tuazon’s column last week (see “Bachelor of Arts without art?” 7/10/25) was a nuanced critique of recent ...

In a recent podcast, President Marcos said one of the problems with our basic education system is that the performance of teachers is pegged to the number of students, such that a teacher who passes a ...

The startling increase in internet gambling addiction among low-income Filipinos is a serious societal issue that requires prompt and effective response.  Families are becoming more and more ...

As the world watches with horror the aftermath of the July 4 Texas floods—121 dead, 160 missing, and thousands ...

Gdansk—It was a long night. Sleeping in a World War II era hospital-turned-hotel at the heart of the former German city of Danzig was eerily haunting. Situated at the far end of a dark corridor, ...

First, my salute to all of you for having reached this far in your struggle to attain higher education. In this age of ...