FINDING ANSWERS More than anything else, Filipinos are concerned about the rising prices of food and other basic goods. Every trip to the market tells the same story: fewer items, higher prices, tighter choices. Inflation has become an unavoidable reality for many households. This was the backdrop...
FINDING ANSWERS War used to be fought with guns, tanks, and the trembling courage of flesh-and-blood soldiers charging into gunfire. The battlefield was brutal, with men staring into the eyes of their enemies in moments of killing. That era is starting to fade. The future arrived without fanfare in...
FINDING ANSWERS For decades, the Philippines has been crippled by one stubborn and deeply corrosive problem: outrageously expensive and unreliable electricity. Our power rates, the second highest in Asia next only to Japan, have punished ordinary households, driven away investors, weakened...
FINDING ANSWERS It was a revival wrapped in devotion, tradition and draped in couture at the Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May) procession in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary last Sunday, from The Manila Hotel to Quirino Grandstand. With Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso as Hermano...
FINDING ANSWERS Two recent episodes of the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel spotlighted the Philippines’ response to the global oil crisis triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran. One featured Sen. Rodante Marcoleta on fuel pricing accountability. The other guested Employers Confederation of the...
FINDING ANSWERS Long before becoming US president, Donald Trump perfected a style of leadership built for spectacle. On the reality TV show The Apprentice, he exemplified the resolute executive who simplified problems and acted on instinct. But what works in television, even in politics, becomes...
FINDING ANSWERS “Let us allow ourselves to be transformed by the peace of Christ!” Pope Leo XIV said in his Urbi et Orbi message on Easter Sunday. “Let us abandon every desire for conflict, domination, and power, and implore the Lord to grant his peace to a world ravaged by wars and marked by...
It was a shining period in our nation’s history exactly 40 years ago when millions of Filipinos at EDSA showed the world what the collective power of a united people can achieve. That period from Feb. 22 to 25, 1986 gave the Philippines one of its proudest moments, as international headlines...
FINDING ANSWERS Filipinos woke up on Monday, National Heroes Day, to the awesome news that our modern-day hero and tennis star Alexandra “Alex” Eala clinched a remarkable first-round victory at the 2025 US Open in New York. It was more than just a victory. It was history being made: the...
FINDING ANSWERS As the world mourned the passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday last week and as tributes poured in, there was no doubt how much he was loved – a love so profound for the grandfatherly figure who had comforted the weary and lifted the downtrodden. He was especially loved...
FINDING ANSWER The celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the crown jewel of the Christian liturgical calendar. It is on Easter that the message of renewed hope, of life conquering death, reverberates more profoundly. As Easter brings about redemption through the Risen Lord, the...
FINDING ANSWERS Those who have started their Lenten reflections may find a lot of insightful guidance from landmark encyclicals that remain relevant in these economically-challenging times as the wisdom of the Church’s teachings on social justice rings more urgently than ever. The...
