A social media exchange on the outcome of the recent papal conclave caught my attention the other day. It went like this: A: “Sayang, hindi Filipino ang napiling susunod na Santo Papa! (Too bad, a ...

Habemus papam. We have a pope. A new spiritual leader has risen to shepherd the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, chosen from among the 133 cardinal-electors who gathered beneath the Sistine ...

Whatever the outcome of the papal conclave that is electing at this very moment—if it has not already elected—the successor ...

When the former “UniTeam” went their separate ways, I could not help but think of similar splits in Philippine history. In ...

The pre-election survey work of Social Weather Stations (SWS) is done for the year. Our senatorial results are in last Thursday’s: “SWS confirms May 2025 survey for Stratbase Consultancy on voter ...

General Romeo Brawner Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff As May 12 draws near, many Filipinos are rightfully ...

The Making of a Modern Exorcist” (Doubleday, 2009), describes how today’s Catholic Church blends the tools of science with ...

When the dust settles next week, after the results of the midterm elections are revealed, it may just turn out that this ...

Education has always been a top priority among Filipinos, as evidenced by the framed diplomas of a family's college graduates ...

There is a sense of fatalism among Filipinos when it comes to this year’s elections compared to previous rounds. In the time ...

Just over a month after pro-Duterte troll farms and aligned traditional politicians tried to silence yours truly for ...

With age, I notice I get more people asking me, as elections approach, who I’ll be voting for. This year, I sometimes joke ...