Editorial

The world economy, already rendered fragile by a string of economic shocks, has now been made even more frail by the Israel-Hamas fracas. In the aftermath of Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, which left thousands of civilians dead and over 200 taken hostage by the terror group, Israel has retaliated …

Jail congestion in the country has been a problem for a long while. To address this perennial problem, Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo has expressed his belief that adopting a Writ of Kalayaan would help decongest the country’s overcrowded jails. The country’s top magistrate stressed this during his visit to …

Hamas embeds itself deeply in civilian infrastructure, sinking millions of dollars and massive resources into underground networks rather than investing it in the people of Gaza. Israel has vowed to erase the Hamas terror brand from the face of the earth with its current ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, …

By now, pending any protests, delays or disqualification cases, the winners of the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) have already been proclaimed. Among them, we see both new faces, especially among SK representatives, and returning personalities. Some prevailed in tightly contested races, while others secured victory by a …

The international community must take decisive action against Hamas and designate it as a terror organization to disrupt its funding. The war in Gaza is being reduced to a propaganda battle and sloganeering reflected in the spreading mass protests that deviate from the task or responsibility to annihilate terrorism and …

Today, Nov. 1, is All Saints’ Day. This is a day to remember all the saints and martyrs—the known and the unknown. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, saints are persons in heaven (officially canonized or not), who lived heroically virtuous lives, offered their life for others, …

The crux of the matter lies in the stark contrast between the nominal purpose of the EME and the reality of their usage. Recent revelations have shed light on a disturbing practice within the hallowed halls of Congress. Legislators in the House of Representatives stripped five government agencies of confidential …

The Philippines, a nation known for its rich cultural traditions, has a unique way of commemorating the deceased during Undas, or All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day, celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2, respectively. Every year, millions of Filipinos pay their respects to their departed loved ones by visiting …

Anne Frank was a German-born Jewish girl who kept a diary in which she documented life in hiding under Nazi persecution. In the 7 October terror attack, etched in the human psyche as among the worst malevolence inflicted on mankind, Israelis’ default reference is the Holocaust, when Nazi Germany slaughtered …

Surviving senior commanders of the squad were put on trial at Nuremberg and charged with war crimes. The Nuremberg trials that prosecuted crimes against humanity committed in World War 2 primarily by members of the Nazi regime of German dictator Adolf Hitler, who engineered the Holocaust that killed more than …