Mahiya naman kayo,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said several times during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 28. Only a few days before, a succession of typhoons and “habagat” had ...

President Marcos’ 2025 State of the Nation Address (Sona) clearly signaled that education is a national priority. Nearly 20 percent of the speech was dedicated to the sector—a notable shift from ...

I believe the Fifth Republic fell in 2016. This fall, in turn, could be dated to 2006; and while the republic as it was ...

I teach a required college freshman course called “Readings in Philippine History.” When the course title is abbreviated for ...

Last week, as is customary with many academic offices, our department had a general assembly to bring together faculty and staff in preparation for a new academic year. Our agenda moved from ...

There’s a peculiar silence that visits me sometimes—uninvited, unsettling, yet familiar. It arrives in the quiet after the day has dimmed, when laughter has faded and the world retreats into its ...