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There was a time when challenges to Philippine elections were restricted to more conventional problems.

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Church finds itself at a crossroads once more, mourning the end of a transformative papacy, and preparing our hearts for the quiet discernment that must now follow: the selection of the next pope.

Building partnerships and reinforcing strategic collaboration, in both the domestic and international levels, are foundational principles that guide the Philippines as it navigates the current geopolitical landscape.

The term "learning crisis" has been thrown around so often in Philippine education circles that it has become a convenient shield, a rhetorical device that blames students, teachers and even parents for the system’s collapse.

There’s something else we consume that has a profound impact on us as individuals and as a society: energy.