As he bows before his landlord, the Malay peasant bends so low that he quietly passes foul gas in his master’s presence. Thus, the anthropologist James C. Scott opens his seminal book “Weapons of ...

The government collected millions of pesos in fines from seatbelt violators last year—proof, per the Land Transportation Office (LTO), that it was strictly implementing the law. Indeed, P179.9 ...

In every wedding mass, just before the final blessing, I usually surprise the couple with the question: “So, who is going to ...

I had no advance hint of last Thursday’s Inquirer headline, “SWS: Self-Rated Poverty at 63%, highest since ’03” (Inquirer.net ...

In between bites and tentative smiles, we raised our glasses of wine to toast the season. It was my first Christmas as an international student in Germany, and everything about it felt extraordinary.

Kathmandu—Imagine a world where a 7-year-old can effortlessly use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to solve math problems, create digital art, and even recommend video games. This is the ...

Those who have less in life should have more in law.” The words of the late President Ramon Magsaysay might well apply to the fisherfolk adversely affected by a Supreme Court ruling that ...

The film, “Green Bones,” won big at the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) last December, hoarding six major awards, ...

After the land of turquoise blue lakes, awesome cliffs and sweet pomegranates had been turned into a place of terror, ...

Jakarta—As 2025 begins, Southeast Asia finds itself at a pivotal moment. The region’s trajectory reflects a delicate balance between entrenched challenges and enduring aspirations for democracy, ...

No matter how you look at it, Vice President Sara Duterte has a bleak political future as she faces and hurdles at least four impeachment complaints lodged against her at the House of ...

I almost didn’t want to write an article this week. The Christmas season, as marked by the traditional calendar, ended with the Epiphany—what we used to call the Feast of the Three Kings. Over ...