6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (936+ words) June, my first year at De La Salle University, and the afternoon light was the kind that flattened everything'soft, even, nothing casting a shadow. I had expected the "centennial tree" to be enormous. It wasn't. The buildings around it were…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago  (638+ words) Whose subjectivity is it? Inquirer. net Whose subjectivity is it? The recent announcement by the World Bank (WB) that the Philippines had just passed from "lower-middle income" to "upper-middle income" status was its own call, or subjective judgement, of where…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (693+ words) Duterte is awaiting trial for crimes against humanity at The Hague, while Dela Rosa remains in hiding over an arrest warrant for similar charges from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The term "neutralize," according to witness testimonies heard in ICC proceedings,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (388+ words) In 2015, the late Foreign Affairs Secretary and Stratbase Institute chair Albert del Rosario said that China's position and behavior in the West Philippine was becoming "progressively more aggressive and disconcerting." This was part of his first statement before the Permanent…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (497+ words) No theatrics, no schmaltzy pronouncements, no attempts to show off erudition in order to impress, no soaring philippics and hyperboles. She kept it simple, but loud enough, understandable, and thus powerful. Her words'and voice as well'cut like a sword. Translated…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (375+ words) At the hospital with my family one afternoon for my husband's prescription, I saw a familiar lady seated on the bench outside the doctor's clinic. Recognizing me as well, she began to converse with me as my son and I…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (532+ words) In the recent Inquirer ESG Edge Connect, a forum series to advance sustainability and ESG, UP Diliman College of Engineering Associate Dean for Public Engagement Professor Rowaldo "Wali" D. del Mundo offered a compelling framework to challenge the convention for determining…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (568+ words) In my previous column, I briefly discussed the establishment of a circular economy, an economic model for creating value by extending product lifespans through improved design and servicing, and shifting manufacturers" focus from the end of the supply chain to…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (240+ words) Prescinding for a moment from the endless loops of our current "Senatflix" soap operas, the seasonal hand-wringing over flood control, and the latest impeachment threats blocking our view, let us look at something that requires quiet reflection: the anatomy of…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (457+ words) Filipino strategists hum for strategic autonomy in today's global security landscape. In the abstract of chess game of multipolar power balancing, the Philippines is refusing to be the pawn sacrificed on someone else's board. Strategic autonomy means Manila writes its…...