As 2025 draws to a close, it is worth asking a difficult but necessary question: What is journalism for in a time when outrage travels […]
Year: 2025
Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: Christmas in the Philippines Amid Endemic Corruption
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ From September to January, the Philippines glows. Streets are draped with lights, malls echo with carols, and parols โ star-shaped lanterns […]
Japanโs H3 Rocket Fails To Deploy Navigation Satellite, Raising Doubts Over Flagship Space Program
TOKYO, Japan โ Japanโs space ambitions suffered another blow on Monday after the countryโs new flagship H3 rocket failed to place a navigation satellite into […]
Why Christmas In The Philippines Is More Than Just A Season โ Itโs A National Identity
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ While much of the world gears up for Christmas in December, in the Philippines the festive spirit has long since taken […]
FACT CHECK: Does The Bible Really Never Say โI and the Father are one Godโ?
A circulating quote card states: โWala kang mababasa sa Biblia na sinasabi na โAko at ang Ama ay iisang Diyos.โ Meron ba kayong mababasa o […]
BTA Urges Marcos To Appoint Lagdameo As IGRB Co-Chair
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) has formally asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo […]
Beyond Beaches And Boats: Discovering The Philippines You Donโt See On Postcards
MANILA, Philippines โ For decades, the Philippines has been sold to the world through a familiar image: white sand beaches, turquoise waters, and island-hopping boats […]
Freshwater Crabs In Mindanao Carry Lung-Fluke Parasite: What To Know
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugayโ Freshwater crabs collected in Davao Oriental, Mindanao were recently found to carry DNA of a lung-fluke parasite (Paragonimus westermani), according to researchers […]
When Christianity Blessed the Gun: A Critique of the Drug War
The Philippine โwar on drugsโ did more than unleash police violence. It exposed a deeper crisisโa moral and theological collapse within sectors of Philippine Christianity. […]
Analysis: When Empire Disciplines The Law โ How U.S. Threats Expose The Limits Of International Justice
The United Statesโ threat to sanction the International Criminal Court unless it guarantees immunity for President Donald Trump is not simply a diplomatic dispute. It […]
โFall Down 16 Times, Stand Up 17โ: Teacher Finally Passes LET After Years Of Heartbreak
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ For nearly a decade, Roland John R. Visco carried a quiet burden many would have abandoned long ago: a dream repeatedly […]
Why Filipinos Go Carolling At Christmas โ And Why It Still Matters
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ As early as September, familiar sounds begin to drift through Filipino neighborhoods: children tapping tin cans, friends strumming guitars, voices rehearsing […]