Opinion

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...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. I will try even just for a moment to set aside candor, temper my instinctive outrage, and muffle what would...

By Monsi A. Serrano The Philippines’ biggest tourism mistake in recent years wasn’t the lack of a new slogan; it was betting too heavily on...

By Robert B. Roque, Jr. In recent years, the dream of a clean energy-reliant Philippines was an advocacy championed by a young businessman bravely venturing...

The general Filipino public may not even realize it, but the country is hosting ASEAN this year. This year-long diplomatic fiesta will cost Filipino...