“I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.” -- John Locke (1632-1704, British philosopher)

The killing of three priests over the last six months -- of Fr. Marcelito Paez last December, 2017, Fr. Mark Ventura in April, and Fr. Richmond Nilo this June -- has provoked both outrage as well as fears that it is part of the Duterte regime’s campaign to silence its critics.

“A WISE GENERAL makes a point of foraging on the enemy,” according to the Chinese general Sun Tzu. “One cartload of the enemy’s provisions is equivalent to 20 of one’s own.”

THE PESO strengthened by a tad against the dollar on Thursday following the central bank’s decision to raise interest rates.

LOCAL EQUITIES plummeted on Thursday as bearish sentiment hounded the country, following the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) second rate hike and the continued exit of foreign funds from the Philippine market.

MOSCOW -- Uruguay and host nation Russia progressed to the World Cup knockout rounds on Wednesday as Cristiano Ronaldo took an early lead in the race for the Golden Boot.

VOLGOGRAD, RUSSIA -- Lionel Messi is under increased pressure to redeem himself when Argentina face Croatia in Thursday’s pivotal match after eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fourth goal of the World Cup to send Morocco packing.

SAINT PETERSBURG -- A battered and bruised Neymar will aim to get Brazil’s World Cup campaign back on track here Friday as the pre-tournament favorites seek to re-assert their title credentials with victory over Costa Rica.

IN good position to claim one of the top two spots in the elimination round of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup, the Meralco Bolts look to fortify their position some more with a victory today against the TNT KaTropa in their 7 p.m. main game encounter at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

THE NCAA championship is the only trophy that matters to San Beda’s Robert Bolick. Nonetheless, Bolick finally got his due recognition for his leading role...

THE Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) makes its Southeast Asian return this weekend with “UFC Fight Night 132” at the Singapore Indoor Stadium which one local combat sports writer and observer touts as featuring “weighty” fights to engage the interest of fans in this side of the world.

CROSS-SECTOR groups recently banded anew for the fifth staging of the Ability Games.