POLIOMYELITIS, more commonly known as polio, is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children. It is a crippling and potentially deadly disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A meaningful assessment of the 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. should be made relative to clear goals...

EARNINGS REPORTS from Chinese tech companies last week should be a wake-up call for Beijing. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and JD.com, Inc. pulled out all...

For more than a decade now this column has been advocating for the recognition of “originalism” in our legal education and legal system. It is gratifying to see that such efforts are bearing fruit.

Although both the old and Revised Corporation Codes are derived from the American common law system, nevertheless, it has been long held by our Supreme Court (SC) that the so-called “common law crimes” known in the United States and England as the body of principles, usages and rules of action, which do not rest for their authority upon any express and positive declaration of the will of the legislature, are not recognized in Philippine Criminal Law.

THE NOTION of testing COVID-19 vaccines by deliberately infecting volunteers with the novel coronavirus -- something that’s now on the table -- isn’t necessarily crazy or unethical. It’s smart, and it has benefits that far outweigh the risks.

Big events were happening in Kuala Lumpur at the ASEAN Summit, which opened on Oct. 26 and ends today, the 28th. Last Sunday saw...

EVERYTHING that we are, everything that we believe in and most everything that we are drawn to is influenced by good stories. Stories that we heard on the laps of our grandparents, stories our parents shared, and stories of and by people we loved and looked up to.

THE PROTESTS in Chile have mostly come as a surprise, which should caution against simple explanations for them. In fact, caution is warranted whenever the question is how to interpret civil unrest.

IF YOU’RE a smoker who wants to indulge your habit while gazing over the mountains of the South Pacific, you’d do well to move fast. New Zealand last week announced plans to become the first nation in the world to ban tobacco.

The community quarantines for Metro Manila and Luzon started on March 15 and on March 17, respectively, and are expected to last until midnight of April 14. Travel in and out of the island is restricted for most forms of transport -- land, sea, and air. People are advised to limit their movements and stay home as much as possible to avoid being exposed to the virus.

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. This year, the theme of the celebration is “We need food, not tobacco.” The 2023 global campaign...