Editorial

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 …

More than 91 million Filipino registered voters are eligible to participate in today’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). There are a total of 67,839,700 registered voters for the barangay elections, and 23,254,129 registered voters for the Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The right to vote is the cornerstone of a democracy. …

Being an archipelagic nation opens a world of opportunities in tourism since we could have more ports, which means more entry points for tourists who want to explore our land. This is the reason behind the move of Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina G. Frasco to highlight the Philippines …

Hamas terrorists operate inside hospitaals precisely because they know the IDF distinguishes between terrorists and civilians. Terror group Hamas never fails to amaze the world with its brand of treachery and cruelty deserving of its tag as modern-day Nazis. The Israel Defense Forces recently located the Hamas terror group’s main …

It was Oct. 17, 1958 that then President Carlos P. Garcia signed Proclamation No. 539, which designated the last week of October to be Nurses’ Week in the Philippines. The observance of this has since then been entrusted to what used to be known as the Filipino Nurses Association, now …

If Israel simply attacks Hamas and then leaves — as it had done in the past — the terrorist group would just regenerate itself. In the wake of the coordinated, well-planned savage attack mounted by the Palestinian terror group Hamas, which stunned Israel on 7 October, a seething Israeli Prime …

Relatives of the Hamas hostages and their supporters called on the UN the other day to do its part in bringing back their family members and rendering justice. The United Nations, thus far, has fared dismally in fulfilling its role in the Israel-Hamas conflict that has been playing out for …

Freedom of expression is a fundamental constitutional right that is the lifeblood of democracy. It guarantees and encourages a free discourse — an open exchange of views to help shape public opinion — to ensure a vibrant democracy. This basic right is enshrined in the Constitution and should not be …

In Britain, the BBC and other media outlets were also criticized by government lawmakers for rushing to report the Hamas version of events. Major league media spanning the world have fallen prey to the sweet seduction of the ratings game to forget about disseminating the truth, which is what journalism …