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Sustainable development of the APEC ocean and seas
Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface, yet only 5 percent of the world’s oceans have been explored. They are some of the most productive ecosystems on the planet, supporting human...
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In hiding street children for APEC, PH gov't violating rights
On Tuesday, November 17, an 11-year-old girl arrived at Bahay Tuluyan with shorts that had been ripped when she escaped “rescuers.” Another group of children on the street have taken to hiding in the...
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Of Moro martyrs and muted celebrations
I was a 1-year-old boy in Tawi-Tawi when the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) was established 26 years ago, ending the Moro struggle waged by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)...
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#PinoyPride: Fil-Am wins five medals in world karate
Chris Crisostomo, a Filipino-American karate teacher from Diamond Bar, California, recently bested martial arts athletes worldwide by winning five medals for Team USA.Held in Benidorm, Spain, the WKA...
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APEC: An organization whose time has passed
It has been nearly 20 years since the APEC Summit that was held in Subic in 1996. APEC then was one of the spearheads of globalization. It was one of the fountainheads of neoliberal ideology. The Subic...
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Indonesia's Tom Lembong: 'Let's move away from playing games'
We hugged each other when he walked into the room. Twenty years ago when I was CNN’s Jakarta bureau chief, Tom Lembong was a constant companion who helped me understand his complex and fascinating...
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Walking with the Lumad
Covering the Lumad's plight for the past two weeks has been a daunting task to say the least. The complexity of their situation and its deep political and historical roots made it difficult to fully...
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When the Philippines and China sang, danced on a Manila Bay cruise
It was one of the most anticipated arrivals at the recently concluded APEC summit in Manila. For the first time in 10 years, a Chinese president was stepping on Philippine soil. While waiting for...
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#AnimatED: A message China cannot ignore
When President Xi Jinping left Manila after participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, he took home a message: the Philippines is strengthening security ties with its allies...
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#DisAPECted
I have been living in a world of disconnect over the APEC holidays when 22 world leaders, one of them an observer, met to continue a 26-year-old conversation. I surmise, given the multi-billion-peso...
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Memo to 2016 hopefuls: Filipinos deserve faster, stable Internet
This coming election, politicians will again promise to create jobs, fight poverty, improve education and health care, help OFWs, help small and medium enterprises, fight corruption, improve delivery...
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[Dash of SAS] What to know about HIV in PH
MANILA, Philippines – With Charlie Sheen going on TV to disclose his HIV status, HIV has become a topic of discussion again.Let me contextualize that: in the last 30 years since HIV was first detected,...
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Resilience: An 'idea of good currency'
Resilience will occupy a special place in the final text of the agreement in next month’s Conference of Parties (CoP21) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in...
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What I expect from the Paris climate change conference
For the nearly 9 years that I have been Secretary-General, I have travelled the world to the frontlines of climate change, and I have spoken repeatedly with world leaders, business people and citizens...
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The empathy divide: Are we desensitized to certain tragedies?
I saw it immediately in my social media feeds when the news of the Paris terrorist attacks broke out. Photos of Paris. Songs about Paris. Selfies in Paris. Everyone in my feed composed primarily of...
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Of NBI clearances and drivers' licenses
Recently, tricycle drivers complained about a new requirement by the LTO to submit an NBI and police clearance in order to acquire a driver’s license. The national tricycle drivers’ federation said...
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#NowIsTheTime for 100% renewable energy
Climate change is one of the core issues of our generation, cutting across demographics, cultures, gender, and religion. This weekend, thousands of people from all walks of life will be marching to the...
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The future of coal-fired power plants
How does coal fit into the country’s energy and development equation? Our policy brief “Striking a Balance: Coal-Fired Power Plants in the Philippines Energy Future,” launched in a forum at the Ateneo...
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Hashim Salamat: The militant and the moderate
The hoopla over Digong Duterte’s stridulous announcement that he has finally decided to use his macho-ness to challenge Grace Poe for the presidency has also marginalized the story of the Moro Islamic...
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#NowPH: Towards bigger, bolder climate actions
“This changes everything,” said journalist Naomi Klein of the global crisis of climate change, as the catastrophes it creates “changes what we can do, what we can hope for, what we can demand from...
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