Undercurrent

Is social media ban the answer?

In 2021, doctors all over the world started noticing an unusual phenomenon. Young people, particularly…

The cost of the crown

By the time this column has been published, we would have already known whether Philippine…

Insights from former president Obama

In 2019, I had the remarkable experience of meeting former president Barack Obama. I was…

Sextortion: The sinister side of online romance

When Diego (not his real name), 17, met a girl on Tinder, he thought he…

How crises reveal character

It is often said that a person’s true character is not revealed on their best…

Proving justice still exists

On July 23, 2018, then-President Rodrigo Duterte promised the attendees of his third State of…

How emotions shape votes

Every election season, my close friends and I like to compare the names of the…

Small but deep impact

“Small is beautiful, but big is necessary.” These were the famous words of Sir Fazle…

Taking deepfakes seriously

Early this year, I wrote about how the world has entered the deepfake era but…

Everyday heroes in education

Whenever I ask the younger students what they want to be when they grow up,…