For a country surrounded by water, it’s heartbreaking that sea travel remains a perilous undertaking, with the Philippines holding the dubious record of having the world’s deadliest peacetime ...

The deadly landfill collapse in Cebu should end the illusion that our waste crisis is manageable. As of 22 January, 36 people were confirmed dead and 18 injured. Mountains of trash—swollen beyond ...

Many of us in higher education institutions (HEIs) are seriously reflecting on the latest data released by The Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2) that shows an alarming condition ...

Today, my heart was broken—not by a romantic relationship, but by a naudlot na promotion. This experience reflects broader systemic issues within public institutions—issues that warrant ...

Manila has a soft spot for founders who look like they have figured out a stubborn problem. For a time, the so-called Traffic King fit that narrative. He spoke the language of disruption, showed ...

Even from the point of view of a Third World country that is used to police and military violence, like the Philippines, the ...

For the past two decades, the Stratbase Institute has served as a platform for serious and sustained conversations on the most pressing issues confronting the Filipino people. By bringing together ...

JAKARTA–As global leaders gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum last week, the atmosphere appears to be shifting ...

Two men pop out of a white minivan, then one of them drops to a knee and aims a long, heavy firearm. On the opposite side of ...

The Philippines has made some improvements in its “ease of doing business” performance, but continues to lag behind most of its Asean neighbors, according to the latest World Bank Business Ready ...

Last week, a fellow professor posted on Facebook about his students simply sending an email with no cover message and only an attachment. No address, no subject line, no explanation of what the ...

My first encounter with the Filipino heart—its compassion and moral courage—took place just a few months before I arrived in the Philippines. It happened in Israel, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, ...