Some four months after the Commission of Appointments rejected Gina Lopez as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the dust has arguably...

The latest scandal at the BoC just emphasizes how intricate and deeply entrenched the web of corruption is at the agency. The billions involved reveal...

The Paris climate accord, adopted in 2015, in many ways represents the culmination of a global effort to address climate change. Under the deal, each...

While certainly explosive, the P6.4-billion shabu shipment scandal at the Bureau of Customs is just the latest in an agency that, as far as I...

A recurring criticism of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is how its propensity toward consensus-building and non-confrontational engagement has achieved little for the region....

A year after receiving a favorable ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, it is incumbent upon the Philippine government to take...

A considerable swath of the Visayas—including entire provinces—succumbed to days-long blackouts following the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Leyte last week. The tremor damaged facilities in...

The latest in the now-protracted West Philippine Sea saga comes in the form of new military facilities built by China on some of the disputed...

As the country marks President Rodrigo Duterte’s first year in power, it is clear that he stands to become—if he isn’t already—one of the most...

It was 16 years ago when Congress enacted Republic Act No. 9136, or the Electricity Power Industry Reform Act. The law was envisioned to make...