Editorial

The inflation villain, rice prices, has again reared its ugly head as it was the primary culprit in the 3.7 percent rise in the price indicator in March. Rice reported an inflation of 24.4 percent from last year, the fastest pace since 2009, accounting for 2.2 percentage points to overall …

In their 97 years of participation in the Summer Games, Filipinos had never reaped Olympic gold — until Diaz made that final powerful clean and jerk. The inevitable finally happened — Hidilyn Diaz failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics. But that doesn’t mean her legacy has been tarnished. There …

Using pollsters for mind conditioning has been an old practice, which is done by paying for a survey with leading questions embedded in the poll. The results of successive surveys by a single pollster point to what may be read as the start of a vigorous campaign to disrupt the …

For the Philippines especially, the summit will lead to an added boon, particularly as strengthened economic relations is an expected major topic. Indubitably, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s meeting on 11 April at the inaugural Trilateral Leaders Summit among Japan, the Philippines, and the United States hosted by the White House …

Newsham believes it’s not just Filipinos watching what Washington will do next but everyone else in Asia and beyond The unprecedented trilateral alliance among the Philippines, the United States, and Japan that will be forged in Washington next week will, among other things, guarantee diversification — that the country does …

Imee Marcos’ advice reflects a deep-seated skepticism among some Filipinos regarding the country’s alliance with the Americans. Is the Philippines a mere pawn of the United States in its geopolitical maneuvering in the South China Sea? No less than the President’s sister, Senator Imee Marcos, made the assertion as she …

In an apparent reference to the United States, the Chinese official gave the Communist Party’s perspective that the maritime friction is really between the two superpowers. China hijacked the recent Boao Forum for Asia, which is supposedly Asia’s counterpart of the Davos World Economic Forum, to spew propaganda and malign …

China claimed to have ‘discovered’ three underwater features during a 2004 survey by the China Navy Hydrographic Office, which submitted the names for consideration by the IHO in 2014. Not a month after then-Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said that allowing China into Benham or Philippine Rise “is more …

We cannot allow ourselves to be lulled into a false sense of security by statistics that do not reflect the grim truth. Despite claims of a 27-percent decrease in crime incidents, the reality on the ground tells a different story — one of fear, uncertainty, and a growing sense of …

Geopolitical experts believe the presence of China in the Rise would multiply the perception of its threat as its plans for Taiwan increase. China has technically invaded the country as its vessels sail at will inside and outside the West Philippine Sea (WPS), and the government can do little aside …