SEVEN years ago, the world Red List of Threatened Species had in its Philippines roster 418 species of plants and animals, entire populations of which are vulnerable and, when extinct, irreplaceable; at present, the number stands at 475. Threats to the...

BAYAN Muna announced its nominees for partylist-representatives last week and vowed to top the party-list elections for the third time. Representatives Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casiño led the nominees, followed by Bayan Muna counsel Neri Colmenares....

WHEN school opens this year, nearly a million error-riddled textbooks will yet again be supplied to public schools nationwide. This was revealed by Antonio Go, the educator who blew the whistle on errors found in a History textbook two years ago, in...

THE Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is the poorest region in the Philippines in all aspects of development. But there is a town in ARMM that is slowly becoming an exception to that, largely because the local government decided to listen to the...

THE Philippines's status as a democratic society remained "Partly Free," according to the Freedom House’s annual survey of political rights and civil liberties worldwide for 2006. In its Freedom in the World 2007 report released last week, Freedom...

ELECTION reform advocates have kicked off an ambitious campaign to monitor the role money will play in the mid-term polls in May. In a conference Monday gathering local and international experts on campaign finance, the Money and Politics Working Group...

JUST when Filipinos' limited serious TV viewing fare has been perked up by notable public affairs shows that don't force them to stay up late at night, a report by ABS-CBN the other day heralded the axing of ABC 5's "Frontlines" and "Dokyu." For the...