Habemus papam. We have a pope. A new spiritual leader has risen to shepherd the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, chosen from among the 133 cardinal-electors who gathered beneath the Sistine ...

The pre-election survey work of Social Weather Stations (SWS) is done for the year. Our senatorial results are in last Thursday’s: “SWS confirms May 2025 survey for Stratbase Consultancy on voter ...

When the former “UniTeam” went their separate ways, I could not help but think of similar splits in Philippine history. In ...

Whatever the outcome of the papal conclave that is electing at this very moment—if it has not already elected—the successor ...

It sounds like a spy movie with all the classic subterfuge and layers of deception — except it’s all very real, and could severely impact the country’s political future and compromise our ...

In a few days, we, the Filipino people, will be summoned once more to the polls. It may seem routine to some, even transactional. But in truth, every vote is an offering, a line drawn in the soil of ...

Jakarta—Nonaligned Indonesia has navigated through the complexity of big power rivalry by forging closer economic ties with China, while building more intensive relations on security and defense ...

As another election looms, with surveys being conducted left and right, some of us can’t help but be disappointed at how Filipinos are choosing their leaders. The disappointment comes from the ...

It took nearly 440 years after the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines before the first Filipino, Rufino Jiao Santos, joined the College of Cardinals in 1960. Another 52 years passed before ...

I was in first grade when Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul I died. I was already a college professor when Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict passed away. Their passing brought me a great deal of ...

It is both puzzling and frustrating that in a country where commuters rely on fast, affordable transport, motorcycle taxis are still treated as an experiment rather than what they already are: a ...

Education has always been a top priority among Filipinos, as evidenced by the framed diplomas of a family's college graduates ...