IN this country, surveys have taken on the aura of prophecy. Every percentage point is treated as revelation, every bump or ...
ONE of the most persistent questions in Philippine politics is also one of the least honestly confronted: Why can’t militant ...
The Philippines assumes the Association of Southeast Asian Nations chair during maritime tension and less diplomatic patience ...
Manila is banking on modern ships and global alliances to challenge China’s increasing presence in the contentious waters.
Pinky Amador credits Gen Z’s analytical approach for the 2025 election shift, where celebrity status no longer guaranteed a ...
By targeting the present government’s public-works apparatus while leaving largely untouched the Duterte-era political ecosystem that accelerated his own rise, Leandro Leviste’s crusade begins to look ...
The moves will help strengthen regional stability and prevent Indo-Pacific connectivity from being quietly weaponised, ...

Reform or revolution

Should that even be a debate in the Philippines given the sheer scale of corruption and injustice in the country?
In this episode of In the Public Square, Rappler columnist John Nery is joined by Dean Tony La Viña, one of the country’s ...
A recent Pulse Asia Research Survey showed that 94 percent of Filipino adults believe that corruption in the Philippine ...
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This week’s major news was US President Donald Trump’s military attack against Venezuela, where Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was seized, extracted and brought to the United States to face ...
At this point, it is still too early to know who will be the most probable winner in 2028. The surveys indicate that Sara Duterte is ahead of the pack. I remember candidates in the past who started ...