THEY are part of the world’s youngest democracy, but members of East Timor’s media now know that does not guarantee the full freedom to do their job. Indeed, just as their colleagues in Southeast Asian nations have realized, keeping the press...

WHETHER it's beer, stress, or too much sleep, there is a form of poison present in the lives of many of us. We asked people to name their poisons, be it stress, negativity, or a set of squabbling parents. You'd be surprised at what they had to...

BEFORE anyone begins to accuse us of "censorship" (well, one already unfairly did so in the shoutbox), we'd like to inform our blog followers that a glitch in a plugin we use to block spam was the culprit for the sudden halt in blog activity...

WATER quality in the Philippines is worsening due to rapid urbanization, according to a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Only about 33 percent of river systems are classified as suitable public water supply sources, and up to 58 percent of...

LAST Saturday, December 1, was World AIDS Day. Established in 1988 by the World Health Organization (WHO), World AIDS Day provides governments, national AIDS programs, organizations, and individuals with an opportunity to raise awareness and focus...

SAYING that it was a “conspiracy and a mutual intention to overthrow the government,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) approved the filing of rebellion charges against 36 military men and civilians involved in the Makati siege last week. In a...

IN the aftermath of the July 2003 Oakwood mutiny of junior officers he led, Senator Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV, then a Navy senior-grade lieutenant, wrote an analysis about the problem of military interventions, how these affect our country’s economic...