Another deadly virus is threatening the world, bringing back memories of the coronavirus and how ill-prepared the health systems of many countries, including the Philippines, were in dealing with it ...

No one who cares about the state of education in our country can ignore the more than 600-page final report recently released by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2). Drawing ...

The story is told about a proud lion who visited a tiny mouse. “Hey, mouse, I’m getting married. What’s the best advice you ...

This article contains references to suicide and self-harm. In November 2025, I admitted myself to a psychiatric ward in Cebu.

For decades, the high seas were governed by a comfortable illusion: that “freedom of the seas” was a neutral principle rather than a license for whoever had the ships, the satellites, and the ...

Billiards is one of my two lifetime sports; the other is poker, on which I may (or may not) do a column sometime. Today’s piece is on billiards, for two reasons, one being the recent Legends Cup ...

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 ...

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 ...

In April 1625, Pedro de Arce, bishop of Cebu, began an investigation into the theft of a gold cross from the venerated Sto.

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 ...