EXPLAINER | How online gam(bl)ing hooks Filipinos to the ‘swerte’ trap
Jea Nicole Jacot We cannot talk about gambling without also talking about risk, loss, and the dangers looming over a gambler’s life. While they usually understand that losing is
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Loving someone who doesn’t know you exist: Why parasocial relationships matter
Bernadette Soriano There’s a particular ache — subtle, persistent — that arises from caring deeply for someone who will never know your name. It is a form of affection that
EXPLAINER | Manny Pacquiao’s comeback: Why the Barrios bout is more than just a return to the ring
Peter Jandrei Melan On July 19, 2025, the lights of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will shine a little brighter — not just for a title fight,
EXPLAINER | RUSHED REFORM: Why trimming college could leave Filipino students behind
Jamayka Rhose Pascual For students juggling tuition, transport, and the weight of expectations, a proposal that shortens college by a year sounds like relief. But when a solution seems convenient,
#FactsFirstRedefined | Do all animals have Rabies?
Rabies is among the most feared diseases linked to animals — especially dogs. However, let’s clarify a common misconception: not all animals carry rabies. Its presence depends not on the
EXPLAINER | Medi‑sin of convenience: Over the counter, under the radar
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
Cebu’s Warwick Barracks, Colonized Twice: First by US troops, now by private interests
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
What’s At Stake When We Call Disasters ‘Natural’?
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
EXPLAINER | Undoing the yes: A forensic reading of consent
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
BAHA NA NAMAN: What makes flooding a political problem?
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
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