While ostensibly a road safety initiative, the anti-distracted driving law became a hot topic in a seemingly endless discussion about the horrendous Metro Manila traffic....

When gunshots were heard and smoke was seen billowing around the Resorts World casino complex just after midnight of June 2, many feared the worst....

Voting 246-9 with one abstention, the House of Representatives last week approved on third and final reading the so-called TRAIN Bill, or Tax Reform for...

The series of events last week happened fast. On May 23, government troops reportedly raided a house in Marawi City to arrest Abu Sayyaf leader...

For many Filipinos, there is something visceral about electricity. We know that it is not free, that modern life has grown dependent on it, and...

A year into his term, President Rodrigo Duterte has become easily one of the most polarizing figures in Philippine political history. To a certain extent,...

As ballyhooed and dramatic as it was, the rejection of Gina Lopez by the Commission on Appointments was also quite expected. In the course of...

Perhaps reacting to mounting criticism from a range of quarters, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary-designate Gina Lopez announced recently that the government body...

Amid supposedly improved relations between Manila and Beijing, the Philippines again wakes up to a now all-too-familiar headline: Chinese forces driving Filipino fishermen away from...

While it had achieved renown—or notoriety—for the protracted political tug-of-war, the South China Sea is, first and foremost, one of the most diverse and productive...