The Supreme Court has delivered a slap in the faces of pork-obsessed lawmakers and economic managers by striking down their ...

The end of the year is where dreams and reality meet. The end of things tends to bring out an urge to reflect on the time ...

Corruption has gone a long way since the presidency of the late Ferdinand Marcos Sr. when former first lady Imelda Marcos was ...

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) needs to make public the list of “ghost” flood control projects inspected ...

This week, we mark significant milestones in the global pursuit of justice and accountability: International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10 and International Anti-Corruption Day on Dec. 9. These twin ...

Greed and audacity in politics infuriate us. Many want to grab whatever they can get; they treat politics as a self-service store. Political culture is increasingly deteriorating, not only in the ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to cut its policy rate—which guides banks’ own lending rates—by ...

The Philippines faces its biggest corruption scandal in history—throwing the economy into a fit, scaring away investors, ...

We landed in Madrid ahead of schedule. As soon as the seat belt sign was turned off, passengers scrambled for their luggage in the overhead bins. Traveling in cattle class, it was sensible to wait in ...

Last week, I was one of the speakers at the very first Scholars Research Camp organized by the Department of Science and ...

To me, human rights defenders at risk are the people who help build civil and just society.” – Mary Lawlor, United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights ...

Recent typhoons and earthquakes have set alarm bells ringing across the archipelago. Typhoon “Tino” (Kalmaegi) passed through the Visayas, leaving hundreds dead. Supertyphoon “Uwan” ...