Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Rechiel Antones, 36, manages a printing shop in Southville 6 in Calamba City, Laguna, southeast of ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X THE STATE of media freedom in the Philippines presents the continuing paradox of a libertarian ...

seventeen relatives of Luis “Chavit” Singson’s political clan ran in local races in Ilocos Sur, a province in northern Luzon with a little more than 700,000 people. One lost her electoral bid.

For political clans that dominate local politics, the tactics to keep the capitol, the seat of power for local political kingpins, are almost the same nationwide. Sitting governors seek reelection and ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Button-down polo, eyeglasses, and mandatory face mask? Check. Fully charged phone and a wired ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X THE POOR abound in this country — Filipinos who cannot earn or raise the minimum income to meet ...

The town of Marilao in Bulacan province has the biggest number of chicken dressing plants nationwide, slaughtering more than 24 million chickens yearly. The annual operations of chicken dressing ...

It’s the final stretch of the 19th Congress. The Senate and the House of Representatives have 10 months left to pass measures before the 2025 midterm elections. Will the lawmakers still push for ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X THE IMAGE Rodrigo R. Duterte projected of his 2016 presidential campaign was that it was one run ...

The government’s move to retire its last coal plant is expected to send a strong signal to private coal plant owners that the reign of fossil fuels is ending. Following the buyout of a huge power ...

The province of Batangas, some 100 kilometers away from the Philippine capital, is known for many things: beach resorts and diving spots, lomi and kapeng barako, Taal volcano and balisong, and ...

Former President Rodrigo Duterte and his children Sebastian, Veronica, Sarah and Paulo at the Malacañang Palace during his presidency. Malacañang photo The Dutertes’ rise as one of the country’s most ...