A sluggish ending

January 3, 2026
From my reading of the fourth quarter statistics of Social Weather Stations (SWS), the ending of 2025 wasn’t too bad; but it wasn’t as good as before. I’ll base this on two seasonal indicators, about Christmas and the New Year, and two regular quarterl...

Bearing the day, bearing the year

January 3, 2026
The last day of December is just another day to survive. The street smelled of salt and ice, mingling with the faint smoke of barbecue from nearby homes. Small waves of heat rose from the pavement. Children ran past, their laughter bouncing off the con...

BARMM districting measure postponed anew

January 3, 2026
COTABATO CITY—The parliament in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is seeking another schedule to have a crack at the pending measure to create 32 parliamentary districts, a crucial requirement to ensure that its thrice-postpon...