Albay First District Rep. Edcel Lagman, a martial law survivor and human rights lawyer who fought the Marcos dictatorship and ...

Family dynasties have a stranglehold on Filipino politics — and this week was a reminder that some dynasties at the top are ...

Many of us may still remember Tecla San Andres Ziga, Eva Estrada Kalaw, and Letecia Ramos Shahani, among the few women who eminently served as senators of the republic.

Converting NEDA into a regular Cabinet department is not the answer to what ails national economic development in this ...

Filipino Catholic and Protestant leaders mounted a protest on 31 January to criticise President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice ...

Yesterday, the protest rally that began at 1 p.m. in Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila was billed as“Kilos Bayan Laban sa Kahirapan, Korapsyon at Kawalang Pananagutan (People’s Action against Poverty, ...

Two senatorial bets expressed opposing views regarding the continued operations of the Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG) during the "Tanong ng Bayan: The GMA Senatorial Face-Off 2025” ...

Core housing programmes – government schemes which provide a service unit that residents can themselves extend – were a ...

Second of a series I HAVE developed a habit of showing preliminary drafts of this column to historian-friends before turning the final version in. They often help me avoid historical mistakes and more ...

I like being with friends and I like the vision of this newspaper” ON FEB. 11, 2025, the Manila Standard will mark its 38th anniversary, and it has its ...

Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman was not shy about voicing his opposition or support for measures discussed in the House of Representatives, which meant that he had disagreements with other ...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called for a legal system that serves all Filipinos, urging the legal community ...