Ramon Ang is known for diversifying San Miguel Corp., which he runs, as well as for his sometimes pointed personal opinions. But Ang’s most recent move, entering talks to personally buy a […]
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Manila Memorial
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis recently said, “The tragedy of war is well enough known.. ” Generals are sometimes the last to press for war, partly because they know the human cost. When […]
Sounds of the Sea
A few weeks before my 45th birthday, I woke up with one thought: I wanted to wake up by the sea! Making this happen, however, was a challenge. It was late August, […]
China Challenge
Sharyl: In simple terms, what is the U.S. beef with China? Peter Morici: China doesn’t play by the rules, whether it’s trades, security issues, what have you. It’s violating its neighbor’s sovereignty […]
Video: Religion, the Law & Teen Pregnancy in the Philippines
We go to the Philippines and meet 15-year-old May Sanchez, who is expecting her second child. Despite laws aimed at increasing access to birth control, girls like Sanchez often learn about contraception […]
My Grandmother, My Muse
On the making of CURIOSITY, ADVENTURE & LOVE: We all grew up with stories- of what happening in a moment on a day, in a year. I grew up watching other people […]
The Philippines has 1.8 million abandoned children. Here’s what keeps many from adoption
The Manila North Cemetery, where Michelle Sambalilo was abandoned as a young child, is a sprawling, trash-strewn squatter camp where thousands of people eat, sleep and play among acres of colorful crypts. Rescued […]
Philippines’ ‘Trump’ appears to win presidential race as rival concedes
Rodrigo Duterte, a tough-talking mayor who has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump, appeared to have won the Philippines’ presidential election Monday as he piled up a large lead in unofficial returns and a […]
As Philippines election nears, front-runner Duterte makes many shudder
The applause was so loud you could feel its rhythm in your heart. “Duterte! Duterte!” chanted a crowd of hundreds of thousands packed into Manila’s Luneta Park on a warm, breezy Saturday […]
In the Philippines, the Marcos name is back, even as memories of the dictator have faded
In the Philippines, the Marcos name is back in vogue. For two decades, the dictator Ferdinand Marcos pilfered billions from the country’s public coffers; his government reportedly tortured opponents by shocking them […]
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