Gutter talk, name-calling and other forms of abusive behavior are resorted to only when one runs out of substantive arguments to shift focus from the issues.

Former COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza is bringing her fight against corruption to the Senate, but vows her end goal is to be a public servant, not a politician.

Filipinos should pray and hope for a cardinal not because he is Filipino but because he can best lead the Catholic Church in the direction it is discerned to go…One who can guide the church on faith and morals, and can successfully meld the spiritual and political role of the pope who is also the head of a sovereign state.