53+ min ago  (192+ words) FRANCIS TOLENTINO. Then-senator Francis Tolentino at a committee hearing in September 2023. MANILA, Philippines " President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed former senator Francis Tolentino as labor secretary, Malaca'ang announced on Monday, May 25. Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire said in a news…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (479+ words) It's practically a draw at the Senate as of Monday morning, May 25, with neither of the two factions having the majority following the escape of Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (306+ words) But in political mythmaking, facts often become secondary. The conclusion is decided first; the arguments are constructed afterwards. Events are interpreted not according to facts and truth, but according to the larger story leaders want people to accept. Political myths…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (389+ words) LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines " Sittie Norjannah Gambao, a 29-year-old Maranao, has moved settlements five times and now lives in the Boganga Shelter. Gambao is one of the thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs or "bakwits) calling for a safe and…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (718+ words) Sa gitna ng komedya sa Senado, hinanap ng mga tao sa social media ang police general na umaresto with surgical precision kay former president Rodrigo Duterte, at nagpadala sa kanya sa The Hague forthwith. And he did it twice, siya…...

4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (700+ words) For those inclined to read doomsday messages in current events, the ascendance of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano to the Senate presidency can be likened to the arrival of one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. I prefer pestilence, with…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago  (611+ words) At first, I stayed at the back, copying their movements and trying not to stand out. But over time, the routine itself dissolved the distance between us. Nods became smiles. Smiles became short conversations between stretches. I was invited to…...

23+ hour, 19+ min ago  (635+ words) Halos dalawang linggo na ang nakalipas, pero usap-usapan pa rin naming mga'tambay'tuwing nagpapalipas kami ng oras ang mga nangyayari sa Senado." Kung tutuus'n, sapat na sana ang drama ng impeachment ni Vice President Sara Duterte para makuha ang atensiy'n ng…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (765+ words) STRAIT OF HORMUZ. Vessels sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, on May 22, 2026. A "largely negotiated" memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, May 23, although…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (986+ words) Faith must never be rented out to politicians. God's name must never be attached to graft. The church " any church " must never become a franchise of political power....