Can the National Police transform itself into a police force that is highly capable, effective, and credible? The question ...

It’s a disappointing development in what had seemed a promising prospect for justice and accountability. The explosive revelations on the drug war by several witnesses in recent House hearings ...

In his testimony before the House of Representatives’ quad committee last week, Kerwin Espinosa revealed that then Philippine ...

The Philippine booth at the Frankfurt Bookfair has a display of the latest titles from various publishers including my book “Cabinet of Curiosities.” Novels and komiks have more universal appeal ...

The year was 2017 and I had just started working as a public school teacher when, in the middle of my conversation with a colleague, someone said with the nonchalance of one who had seen countless ...

My enterprising younger sister, Marlyn, and I used to have a small gift cheque business that lasted a decade. She was the guarantor/financier while I was one of her sub-guarantors. It was called ...

With the advent of universal health care (UHC), there have been significant improvements in the health-care system of the Philippines. However, we must recognize the persistent difficulties in ...

In light of recent pronouncements by its executives that “bankruptcy is not [in] the vocabulary of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) right now,” there is an urgent need for it to ...

October. Normally, this time marks the start of the most joyful part of the year, as Filipinos gear up for the Christmas ...

It is joyful news indeed when Pope Francis announced on Oct. 6 the inclusion of Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David among 20 new cardinals from around the world, increasing this predominantly ...

With the explosive revelations coming out of the House of Representatives’ quad committee hearings, who can be charged and ...

Last week, I discussed the financial challenge of mental health care in the Philippines. Today, I want to touch on the other ...