BARELY a month ago, the Court of Appeals junked Engineer Rodolfo Noel 'Jun' Lozada's petition for a writ of amparo, finding no proof in his claim that he was kidnapped and threatened by government officials when he returned from Hong Kong last February...

A BILL aimed at strengthening the country’s political party system has drawn rigorous criticisms zeroing in on a controversial aspect -- the channeling of state funds to finance political parties. Instead of reform, the bill is said to fatten the...

MIGRATION for work has become an enduring phenomenon in the country to the extent that the government has hailed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as the "new heroes" for the billions of dollars they remit -- considered as the lifeline to the country's...

WHETHER working amid the backdrop of conflict or peace, journalists in Mindanao are having it the worst -- getting killed, attacked, abducted, charged with libel and, in at least one instance, even declared as persona non grata. The latest to be killed...