Bernadette Soriano In a bid to empower micro-retailers and broaden healthcare access in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has proposed a policy
Marjuice Destinado and Jea Nicole Jacot Colonization is not always carried by guns. In Cebu, it first arrived draped in the rhetoric of civilization, and returned later in the language
Jea Nicole Jacot There is no such thing as a “natural disaster”. However, despite campaigns by disaster risk experts to correct this misnomer, the term is still widely used in
Bernadette Soriano It is not that people fail to respect consent; rather, many were never properly introduced to what it actually is. In G.R. No. 264724, the Philippine Supreme Court
Jamayka Rhose Pascual In many areas in the Philippines, flooding has become so common that people often respond to it with fatigued indifference rather than fear. Families have grown accustomed
Marjuice Destinado In the Philippines, dying isn’t enough to get attention. You must die and trend — otherwise, the system doesn’t bother asking how or why you disappeared. In June
Marjuice Destinado Did you know Donald Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times — yet once lost to Maria Ressa, the first Filipino laureate who won
Jea Nicole Jacot Our city streets are home to numerous stray dogs and cats. Whether it’s a dog sniffing for scraps or a cat brushing its head against passing shoes,
Bernadette Soriano What really is abortion? At its simplest, abortion is the clinical termination of pregnancy. Within the practice of modern medicine, it functions not only as a procedure but
Kirsten Flores The existing conflict between the Middle East regional powers (Iran and Israel) has entered a new phase. However, this is no sudden flare-up. The Friday attack by Israel
