Billiards is one of my two lifetime sports; the other is poker, on which I may (or may not) do a column sometime. Today’s ...

For decades, the high seas were governed by a comfortable illusion: that “freedom of the seas” was a neutral principle rather than a license for whoever had the ships, the satellites, and the ...

This article contains references to suicide and self-harm. In November 2025, I admitted myself to a psychiatric ward in Cebu. I initially went in for assessment, nervous and ...

In April 1625, Pedro de Arce, bishop of Cebu, began an investigation into the theft of a gold cross from the venerated Sto.

For a country surrounded by water, it’s heartbreaking that sea travel remains a perilous undertaking, with the Philippines holding the dubious record of having the world’s deadliest peacetime ...

JAKARTA–As global leaders gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum last week, the atmosphere appears to be shifting ...

Today, my heart was broken—not by a romantic relationship, but by a naudlot na promotion. This experience reflects broader systemic issues within public institutions—issues that warrant ...

Even from the point of view of a Third World country that is used to police and military violence, like the Philippines, the ...

Two men pop out of a white minivan, then one of them drops to a knee and aims a long, heavy firearm. On the opposite side of ...

The deadly landfill collapse in Cebu should end the illusion that our waste crisis is manageable. As of 22 January, 36 people were confirmed dead and 18 injured. Mountains of trash—swollen beyond ...

Last week, a fellow professor posted on Facebook about his students simply sending an email with no cover message and only an ...

At first there were three. The first was by a lawyer no one even heard of, containing allegations expressed in such a way ...