DR. Washington SyCip, the 1992 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for International Understanding, spoke at the University of the Philippines Centennial Lecture Series last September 3, 2008 in U.P. Diliman. In his address as part of the "U.P.: The View from...

THE proposed P1.415-trillion national budget for 2009, once ratified, is going to be the biggest amount allocated for government in the country’s fiscal history. Compared to this year’s P1.227-trillion budget, the amount represents a 15-percent...

EXPECT the Muslim population in Metro Manila to swell every time the Bangsamoro conflict escalates down south. To escape the brutalities of war in Mindanao, many Muslims particularly flock to Quiapo, the heart of downtown Manila, where a sizable Muslim...

OVER two decades ago, "people power" became a buzzphrase for emerging democracies when the Philippines ousted the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Today in Thailand, the phrase has again caught fire, with months of anti-government protests finally leading...

THE Supreme Court ruled last September 4 to reaffirm its March 25 decision upholding the claim of executive privilege by former socioeconomic planning secretary Romulo Neri over the three questions asked of him by senators investigating the national...

AFTER escaping his abductors last year, survivor Raymond Manalo has sought justice from the Office of the Ombudsman, filing criminal and administrative cases against military officials yesterday. Retired officers Lieutenant General Hermogenes Esperon...

AT mid-morning of September 8, the heavens dropped a bomb allegedly fired by a military aircraft on Datu Piang town, Maguindanao province. In an instant, five members of the Manunggal family of Sitio Dagading, Barangay Butilen, fell dead, even as one...