If the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, two millennia ago, only wanted a complete set of data about the population in Judea, ...

The clamor for a better Philippines is widespread, yet we still lag behind other countries. Throughout the nation’s movement for change, it seems that nothing has changed. There is one thing we ...

It’s the people’s money, so why do they have to beg for it? Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David’s stinging words against the hefty increase in the Department of Health’s (DOH) budget for ...

Public administration requires collaborative efforts to support the functioning of an organization. Frequently, the achievement and downfall of an organization, especially in public institutions, ...

I call it “Krismess”—and most everybody is on overdrive. One can choose not to be, is all I can say, and not sound sanctimonious. Speaking of gifts, a great Christmas ...

How will President Marcos deal with the push and pull of angry political forces as we enter a new year? First, there is an ...

More than 10 years ago, at a national anticorruption forum, the room vibrated with anger. Filipinos from across the country ...

Hardly anyone would disagree that 2025 has been the worst year for our economy since the pandemic-induced collapse in 2020.

Last week, I was reading journal articles to add to my list of references for a new research article I’m working on. I had a ...

The Philippines is entering a precarious phase in its rice security. Vietnam’s ST25 rice, which won global recognition as the “World’s Best Rice” in 2019, is now being cultivated on a much ...

It’s Christmas time, and my family and I are due to use the eGov PH app again. Normally, I’d do so cheerfully. This time ...