Paved over gardens are environmental warfare
By Lara Williams
ONE of the challenges with the climate crisis is that our actions — taking a flight abroad or eating a beef burger, for example...
The Chinese EV industry and us
By Calixto V. Chikiamco
I have been fascinated by the rise of the Chinese EV (electric vehicle) industry. From being the butt of Elon Musk jokes a decade...
Lame arguments to justify the transfer of PhilHealth funds
By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
The people are angry over the transfer of PhilHealth funds to the National Government. Here is a sample of the furious, fighting words that...
Immunotherapy is revolutionizing cancer treatment
By Teodoro B. Padilla
In the past 50 years, understanding of cancer has advanced considerably, and treatments are far more effective. Thanks to new and innovative therapies, being...
Is the die cast?
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
Let’s give it to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. that indeed “the hard lesson of this last year has made it clear that whatever current...
Old King Coal remains omnipotent and omnipresent
By Javier Blas
EVERY SECOND, the world burns 275 metric tons of coal — enough to fill 10 large dump trucks. That makes nearly 17,000 tons per...
GOP attacks against Kamala Harris were already bad — they are about to get...
By Stephen J. Farnsworth
Public opinion polls suggest that US Vice-President Kamala Harris is doing slightly better than Joe Biden was against Donald Trump, but Republican attacks against...
The passion and glory of Flannery O’Connor
By Jemy Gatdula
It’s likely she would have disapproved of the title. “Let me be your typewriter,” she prays to God in the movie Wildcat and while...
Will we ever learn to avoid bubbles?
By Merryn Somerset Webb
WHEN he took his first space walk, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman had a revelation. “I used to think I was scared of heights,” he...
Under water
By Marvin Tort
A typhoon in Northern Luzon along with monsoon rains resulted in flooding in many parts of the country yesterday. The National Capital Region was...
SONA 2024 and the nuclear power roadmap
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. delivered his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday at the Batasan Pambansa. Some energy topics that...
Before and after
By Tony Samson
THE “before” and “after” approach in advertising seeks to dramatize the effectiveness of a product or service, including cosmetics, detergents, or gym equipment. The...