Opinion

Inside one foreign mission in Manila, two diplomatic staff members have reportedly thrown out the guidelines on discretion and discipline. Whether through ignorance or...

In diplomatic gatherings, timekeeping is not merely logistical — it is substantive. Punctuality signals respect for the host, the audience, and the gravity of...

By Prof. Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit  Two independent nationwide surveys conducted in December 2025 show that approximately nine out of ten Filipinos either distrust China...

By Dr Dencio S Acop “Better versions of ourselves” is an overused phrase in the world today. But are we or have we really become...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. It took barely weeks for Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian’s successor, Jing Quan, to turn the dignity of his post...

By Ige Ramos We often mistake cultural diplomacy for a clean, linear exchange — a handshake between nations, a treaty signed with a Montblanc pen,...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. At the start of the year, United States President Donald J. Trump decided to withdraw the United States from dozens...

When sustained online criticism collided with a widely circulated exposé, an embattled enterprise found itself under pressure to contain the damage surrounding one of...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. Cavite 4th District Rep. Kiko Barzaga had thought he could step out of the bounds of Congress, spit-firing — albeit,...

By Dr Dencio S Acop The world seems to be freefalling. Confusion, anxiety, and hopelessness increasingly grip the world as the stability once known across...