
ICI: When resignations speak loudest
In public life, silence can matter more than any press conference. When people quietly leave an institution meant to stand firm, something lingers. Th...

In public life, silence can matter more than any press conference. When people quietly leave an institution meant to stand firm, something lingers. Th...

Election season in the Philippines has a familiar rhythm. Tarpaulins rise before the rain clouds do, surnames grow larger than platforms, and campaign...

Spoiler Alert: This column discusses key scenes from Call Me Mother. Readers who prefer to watch the film first may wish to return after viewing. We w...

The question sounds simple: Who was the first Filipino? The quick reply is a name. The steady reply is a map. Ask a classroom full of teachers and stu...

Whenever the Constitution enters public debate, a familiar tension appears. The tone subtly shifts from guidance to warning, as if reminding people to...

Sometimes it comes quietly—not with announcements or goodbyes, but with the ordinary weight of a moment. A daughter comes home unexpectedly two weeks ...

Something has been silently growing underneath for a while now, and it would rather not be ignored anymore. You can see it on the streets and on your ...

The streets glow with parols, the smell of bibingka lingers by churchyards, and jeepneys crawl through flood-stained roads with cellophane stars taped...

Try a small exercise. The next time someone with a title—director, colonel, president, CEO, doctor, attorney, chairperson, mayor, congressman—tells yo...