Fourth Quarter 2024 Social Weather Survey: 65 percent of adult Filipinos expect a happy Christmas, down from 73 percent in ...

Mary Jane Veloso’s return to the Philippines after 14 years of imprisonment in Indonesia is a historic occasion for many Filipinos. As a society that embraces “kapwa”—a core value reflecting a ...

What does it taste like? I asked my Tito one sunny morning as I watched him sip from a small cup of steaming black liquid. He was sitting on the wooden bench in our kitchen, quietly enjoying the ...

Good things come in threes, with recent government initiatives seemingly tripling the glad tidings of the season. Early this ...

Bethlehem, the West Bank city where Jesus Christ was born, was uncharacteristically silent on Christmas Day. Gone was the ...

I write this year-end column with the cadence of the soft drizzle of rain, and while the world outside is going crazy because ...

By the time you’re reading this, Christmas Day has come and gone. Some of you may have had a whirlwind social calendar of ...

My “noche buena” memories are largely sensory: chatter and laughter from uncles, aunts, and 50 first cousins; piping-hot nilaga made hearty by jiggling pork belly fat; gifts wrapped and ribboned; ...

Around the world, telecommunications companies are setting the standard for digital transformation, showing how the adoption of digital platforms can revolutionize daily transactions. From paying ...

The chilly breeze that arrived last weekend signified the last stretch of what is considered the longest Christmas season in ...

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is making headway on his promise to rid the farm sector of scalawags. He ...

I write this first draft after over 24 hours of celebrating Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Once again, Christmas has lifted my spirits from what has been a challenging and often disheartening year.