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Transformation begins with self-reform

THE Philippine Council for Foreign Relations recently had economist Calixto Chikiamco as its guest speaker. In that meeting ...
Satire has become a barometer of a deeper dysfunction in governance as traditional channels to hold elected officials ...
I RECENTLY heard Renato Reyes being interviewed on DZBB by Weng Salvacion and Weng de la Peña concerning the grounds for an ...
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A country at mid-century’s doorstep

There are years that feel routine, and there are years that quietly reframe everything that follows. 2026 is one of the ...
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have ruled that octogenarian former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to attend pre-trial hearings and will ...
When governance disappoints, the use of satire spreads. It offers both those who make the jokes and those who laugh at them a ...
MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has called on his colleagues to stand united and pursue political reforms even if they belong to different political fences. In his speech ...
The impending dissolution of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is not a bureaucratic footnote — it is a national embarrassment and a profound failure of political will. Created by ...
MANILA, Philippines — Four former Supreme Court justices – two of them retired chief justices – have been invited by a panel of the House of Representatives that will deliberate on Malacañang-backed ...
As remittances from overseas Filipinos slow down amid global uncertainties, the Philippines needs to develop new growth drivers, says an academic.
After its main index fell 10 percent in 2025, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) unveiled a new three-year strategic plan ...
European lessons of regional cooperation are helping Asia-Pacific forge its own path to offshore wind growth, writes GWEC's ...