Opinion

I’m no historian. Call me a history buff with an insatiable liking for what is either vintage or ancient. I love reading anything that reeks of the sands and pyramids of Egypt, the lost city of Atlantis, the ancient Holy Roman Empire, and,...

Summer comes, and with it mosquitoes and dengue. Even as the holiday cold fritters away, the Department of Health has already noticed an alarming spike in cases of what is otherwise known in its extreme form as hemorrhagic fever. Some 2,100 people have been infected...

A free and independent press is one of the benchmarks used to measure the strength of a country’s democracy, and the level of its service to the public—which is the only reason for which governments exist. A public that is well-informed from multiple news...

In journalism, there are two ways—and these must be achieved simultaneously—to guarantee accuracy. First, go hot on the trail of the facts, thereby securing backdrop, history and context; and second, the proper use of language. By the latter, I mean the right choice of words,...

With the midterm elections just around the corner, the public spotlight has shifted from the Bangsamoro plebiscite to the candidates running for local and national public office. But there is one issue that will crop up again once the midterm polls are over. This...

Bulatlat, the country’s oldest alternative digital news outlet, has been repeatedly hit with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks over the last two months, according to a statement released recently by the website’s managing editor, Ronalyn Olea. The Bulatlat statement said: “For two months...