SPARKING anger over school conditions, rising living costs, and alleged government inaction, students at Lycée Saint-Exupéry, considered as an underprivileged school in the suburb of Créteil, took to the streets of Paris, France, last Oct. 17 to 18, joining protests…
TAKING precautionary measures against Super El Niño projected to last until 2027, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) has imposed reductions in water supply from Angat Dam, located in Bulacan, for water consumption needs within Metro Manila, as well as…
IN CELEBRATION of Theology Month 2026 and in honor of the visit of the relic of St. Sharbel of Makhlouf, the tertiary schools of SBCA, together with the Family of Saint Sharbel - Philippines and devotees of the saint, gathered…
ART has a way of meeting people where they are. It offers ways to encounter stories, consider different perspectives, and see familiar things anew. Yet experiencing art often depends on more than an interest in it.
IN a country attuned to signals of storms and stories of survival, resilience has become woven into the Filipino narrative. Yet, one of the Philippines' most overlooked truths is its natural wealth. The country's natural endowments are increasingly under threat.…
A dream is common enough, but a wish is a rarity on its own. It is born in a split second of desperation, formed through a whispered plea blown over melting birthday candles, a quick search through a patch of…
Behind every medal won by a Filipino athlete is a story of sacrifice, sleepless nights, difficult training sessions, and a dream that reaches far beyond the individual. Last Sep. 19 at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, Team Philippines…
THE San Beda College Alabang Women’s Futsal Team (SBCAWFT) scored a decisive 9-0 victory over Assumption College (AC) at St. Paul College Pasig last Sept. 27, earning their first win in the senior’s futsal match of the Women's National Collegiate…
THE Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) opened its 57th Season at the Makati Coliseum on Sept. 5, with 18 member schools set to compete under the theme “Rise. Shine. Anywhere.” Hosted by the University of Makati (UMak), the season…
“THE State shall promote a just and dynamic social order…” is a promise written in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. But for many Filipinos today, that promise feels distant every time the monthly electricity bill arrives.
FORTY years have passed since millions of Filipinos filled the streets in a peaceful uprising that would forever change the nation’s course. Yet the shadows of the past remain deeply rooted in the national consciousness. The Philippines endured one of…
As a country part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines is not new to annual visits of Low Pressure Areas (LPAs), typhoons, storm surges, and sometimes even super typhoons. On average, Filipinos experience 20 tropical cyclones entering the…
Even when I pushed myself to the very limits, it was only a temporary remedy. It was never the cure I needed.
A government genuinely invested in resilience would act before the storm, not after. What we get instead can look like short-term responses presented as long-term solutions, accompanied by speeches about Filipino resilience that risk turning public frustration into pride before…
The cruelest part is not that love is inherently expensive, but that an economy built around scarcity can make ordinary people feel as though they cannot afford to love at all.
