Editorial

Xi has, on some occasions, said that Chinese reunification must be achieved even through force. While the world watches and wishes for a favorable outcome of the heated West Philippine Sea conflict, the US military and some American geopolitical seers believe Taiwan would be the tipping point for an actual …

After Good Friday when Christians commemorate the suffering and death on the cross of Jesus, comes Holy Saturday or Black Saturday which marks the time when Jesus Christ was buried in the tomb. As the Vatican News puts it, it is the “interlude between the pain of the death of …

Today, the Christendom observes Good Friday in remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. Jesus Christ’s death on the cross was a fulfillment of God’s plan for salvation. Through His death, He spared mankind from eternal condemnation to underscore God’s unconditional and steadfast love for …

Among the measures proposed to ease the ongoing tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the most sensible comes from no less than the Defense Secretary himself. Gilberto Teodoro, now on his second stint as Defense Secretary, recently made headlines with his daring proposition to Beijing: to submit their territorial …

While the intensity of the sea skirmishes has increased, an armed conflict is not likely as China is making a calculated move using gray zone tactics in asserting its illegal claim on the West Philippine Sea. Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who has been at the forefront of the …

Modern-day Judases can be found in all walks of life, from politics to business to personal relationships. It was Spy Wednesday in Jerusalem, and things were tense as Jesus and his disciples gathered for their last supper. Judas Iscariot was there, putting on a fake smile while secretly plotting to …

Similar to electricity services, they pass on all costs to consumers through the pump prices. Calvary came days early for Filipinos after oil companies slapped a price shock of more than P2 per liter increase on gasoline and P1.40 for diesel last Tuesday. Although geopolitical situations like the Red Sea …

Tolerance is important because while people may look oddly at Catholic practices, Catholics, inversely, may do the same when putting other religions and their practices under the microscope. Holy Week is a time of great significance for Christians around the world, a period of somber introspection that ends with a …

ASEAN remains an economic bloc with a non-existent defense structure, but as a group, it can exert great economic pressure as leverage to achieve an agenda. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is evolving into a microcosm of the United Nations in character in that its politics is manipulated …

It then raised the actions of the Philippines as endangering the process for the Code of Conduct, which Beijing always dangles as getting its support. The ingenious shame campaign against China’s bullying has worked effectively as it admitted that the recent violent skirmish on Ayungin Shoal was its pushback against …