Opinion

Ample proof that bilateral ties between the Philippines and the United States have been on the upswing since the Marcos Jr. administration assumed office in mid-2022 is the reported decision of the Biden administration to dispatch a high-level trade and investment mission to the country. This mission will be headed …

What exactly does sustainable deployment of our workers overseas mean? It means when we deploy workers in one particular line of work, such as nurses, to other countries, it should not result in the shortage of these workers here. That’s the problem we experienced when other countries opened their doors …

Philippine officials said it quite distinctly. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. himself ordered this week the Armed Forces of the Philippines to “reconfigure” its approach in addressing, among others, the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. This means, according to AFP chief General Romeo Brawner, the Philippines will upgrade outposts it is …

The El Niño phenomenon, the climate pattern that refers to the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, is in effect in the Philippines. PAGASA, or the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration, which provides weather forecasts and tropical cyclone warnings, flood bulletins and advisories, …

Indonesia is one our closest neighbors to the south. We’re bound not only by geographical location but also by historical and cultural ties. They were colonized by the Dutch, we by the Spaniards. We also share a common racial stock. All this makes our two countries naturally gravitate to one …

We join the family of Mary Jane Veloso, in jail on Indonesia’s death row over drug related charges since April 2010, in hoping for a positive result as regards President Joko Widodo’s assurance Jakarta will “re-examine” her case. Veloso was arrested at Yogyakarta’s Adisucipto International Airport on April 25, 2010 …

There’s no confirmation as of now on speculation going around that the International Criminal Court has concluded its investigation of the bloody war on drugs by the Duterte administration covering 2016 to 2019. If the rumor mill is to be believed, given this development, the likelihood is the ICC could …

Winners of a boat race or regatta raise their paddles in celebration of their triumph in Navotas City’s competition for local fishers, highlighting the city’s 118th founding anniversary celebration. The city government rewarded outstanding fishermen with fiberglass boats and fishing gear. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by …

Why do we have to muster the support of other countries in the form of joint patrols in the West Philippine Sea where we have our Exclusive Economic Zone? The ready answer is that we need to forge a united front with other friendly nations in asserting our sovereignty over …

The government is on the right gear as it tries to expand this 2024 all peace gains it has achieved in 2023. This week the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity or OPAPRU vowed to build, with its slogan for the year “Peace: Bawat Buhay Mahalaga” …