Sunday, September 21, 2025. At the Trillion Peso March, at (or approaching) the People Power Monument.

YouTube video by Rappler

His papal writings sting because they assume that 'the media' is a threat to church and society. But he also understood the role and responsibility of journalism in a profound and revelatory way.

In late 2014, the redoubtable Anna Sobrepeña, the editor in chief of Lifestyle Asia at that time, asked me to write the cover story for the magazine's January 2015 issue, to mark Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines. I focused on the phenomenon of a pope who spoke plainly. I am posting the story here, in tribute to the extraordinary man the world buried today.

No, extrajudicial killings did not in fact make the public feel safe then

In truth, Duterte’s real, fundamental mistake was his signature legacy, as mayor and then as president: killing his constituents

The Marcos administration will win big in the Senate, but a few of Duterte’s allies will slip through. We’ve seen this film before.