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Leila de Lima: A woman for all seasons
I stand as a character witness to the public life of Senator Leila de Lima. Although I am not close to Senator De Lima personally, I have observed her conduct for many years now – first as an election...
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Is Duterte launching a foreign policy revolution?
“The more it changes, the more it’s the same thing,” 19th century French thinker Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr once lamented. In the realm of foreign policy, observers do tend to adopt a similarly...
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Cusi and Lopez: Finding the right energy mix
“Strike a balance between coal and renewables,” was the message Department of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi recently gave Environment Secretary Gina Lopez. But that’s not quite the true picture he’s...
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Why Marcos’ final resting place matters
When U Thant, former secretary-general of the United Nations, died in 1974, his remains were brought to Burma, as he had requested his family. At the time, Burma was under a military regime.In death, U...
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Constructive conversations in the time of Duterte
“The Philippines is deeply divided. One only needs to read the comments on online news articles and social media posts to realize this.”This sums up the sentiments I often hear from some friends. Is...
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The toxic life of a social media producer
Bobo ka.Wala kang kwenta.Putang ina mo. Sana ma-rape ka. Sana ma-rape buong pamilya mo.Mamatay ka na lang. Mamatay kayong lahat.Hurts, doesn't it?Now imagine waking up every morning and being told...
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How we can stop the hate
I think everyone will agree that the social media environment has become toxic as far as political discourse is concerned. Many have given up, avoiding politics altogether. Those brave enough to...
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STAKEOUT: Walang atrasan sa police beat
Mga ilang taon na lamang noong bago bumagsak ang rehimeng Marcos, patuloy na namamayagpag ang tribu naming mga pulis reporter ng dekada 80. Ito ang mga panahong mas matagal pa ang oras na inilalagi...
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The Bernardo Carpio of our times
The legend of Bernardo Carpio – the strongman imprisoned between two great rocks in the mountains of Montalban who would, upon his freedom, lead his people out of slavery and into salvation – may have...
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What it's like living in fear of the Abu Sayyaf
MANILA, Philippines – In recent days, we’ve heard more aggressive rhetoric against the Abu Sayyaf from President Rodrigo Duterte.After hearing about the beheading of a teenage hostage, he ordered the...
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Making sense of Duterte's declaration of state of lawlessness
Extraordinary powers are instituted to allow the President to wage a most efficacious defense of the nation in times of crisis, without being unduly straitjacketed by structural and bureaucratic...
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Wake up, my people! Wake up!
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas issued a pastoral message on the recent killings in the Philippines. Villegas ordered all priests in the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan to read this...
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#AnimatED: ASEAN after The Hague
This week, in the languid city of Vientiane, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gather for their annual meeting, their first after the international arbitral tribunal struck...
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Who's behind the Davao bombing?
Although the government declared a state of lawlessness, authorities have released little concrete information about the explosion that killed at least 14 people in Davao City’s night market Friday,...
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'Murder is murder'
Below are excepts from the commencement address delivered by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen before graduates of the Ateneo School of Government on August 20, 2016.The recognition you will receive...
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How media groups wrote about Duterte’s rant vs Obama
President Rodrigo Duterte achieved a whole new level of notoriety after various media groups reported that he called President Barack Obama a “son of a whore” right before departing for his first...
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STAKEOUT: Signature ng IED, sentro ng imbestigasyon sa Davao blast
Sabado ng madaling araw nang mapanood ko sa telebisyon ang balitang may sumabog na bomba sa night market sa Davao City. Mula nang pumutok ang balita, napagkit na ako sa panonood ng telebisyon at...
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War on drugs? Other countries focus on demand, not supply
For the next couple of years, drug and crime reduction will likely remain at the forefront of the national development agenda.So for many people, rather than ask why this drug war should be waged,...
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#WorldFirstAidDay: First aid for children and by children
For this year's World First Aid day, the focus is all about children. Aside from being the most vulnerable members of our society, child injuries (or violence to children) have become a global health...
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Too many lawyers, not enough jurists!
I have often been asked on nationwide television as well as in radio interviews to explain one legal concept or the other – the latest, on the writ of habeas corpus. I was told by my friend that one...
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