As 2025 draws to a close on a devastating note — Super Typhoon Uwan and its predecessors leaving abaca plantations shredded and rice fields submerged — farmers in Catanduanes can…
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Bryce McIntyre:
Wombs for Rent: Surrogacy in the Philippines
In the shadows of Manila’s skyscrapers, a clandestine industry is quietly thriving. Young women are renting their wombs to strangers, often foreigners, for sums that can exceed a decade of…
Bryce McIntyre:
Conference of the Parties: An Assessment from a Philippine Point of View
Now that COP30 has wrapped up in Brazil, and now that the Philippine delegation has returned to Manila, it’s time to take a serious look at the Philippine environment and…
Assures funding for P1.47-B damaged infra:
Sec. Dizon wants immediate repair of damaged nat’l roads, bridges, schools
Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) Secretary Vivencio Dizon last Friday ordered agency officials to fast-track the repair and rehabilitation of damaged roads, bridges, seawalls and public schools in…
Bryce McIntyre:
The Year of ASEAN: The Philippines Assumes Leadership of Alliance for 2026
ASEAN last month wrapped up its 47th summit in Kuala Lumpur, where a key event was transferring leadership of the alliance to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for 2026. Meanwhile,…
Bryce McIntyre:
How Happy are Filipinos, Precisely?
hap·pi·ness \ˈha-pē-nəs\ noun 1a : a state of well-being and contentment : joy b : a pleasurable or satisfying experience 2 : felicity, aptness 3 : good fortune, prosperity Alas,…
Bryce McIntyre:
How Good Is Your Philippine Passport?
In terms of the number of countries where the Philippine passport grants visa-free access, the nation’s passport has seen significant gains in recent years. Meanwhile, the ongoing corruption scandals in…
Stormwatch Over the Archipelago::
The Looming Shadow of a China-Taiwan Conflict
Even though an overwhelming majority of Filipinos have long opposed involvement in any dispute between China and Taiwan, military action may be inevitable if China invades the island. Nonetheless, the…
Bryce McIntyre:
Smartphones in Schools: Learning Tools or Mindless Distractions?
There is a proposal before Congress that would ban the use of smartphones in schools. The proposal is Senate Bill No. 2706: An Act Prohibiting the Use of Mobile Devices…
Bryce McIntyre:
What Lee Kuan Yew Said About the Philippines – And Why You Should Care
Lee Kuan Yew arguably was nobody’s favorite personality. The former prime minister of Singapore, who died in 2015 at the age of 91, had a prickly, authoritative personal style that…