UPCAT as gateway to being ‘Iskolar ng Bayan’
“BASICALLY, your school has all the big fishes that came out of a small pond. You cannot always be the top student. It is impossible.”...
Third Sunflower Parade as tribute to UP women athletes
“WE ARE the ones who show the world what women are capable of. We are the ones who prove that strength is not defined...
‘Kisapmata’ a tale of domestic violence, incest and the struggle to freedom
“TATAY knows best. Trust in Tatay. Trust no one else.”
A father’s seemingly innocent loving lines from Tanghalan Pilipino’s (TP) stage adaptation of the 1981 drama...
Supreme Court to lawyers: Do not date your clients
A lawyer is prohibited from romantic entanglements with clients under the updated Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) / A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, which was...
Party-list system hijacked by the rich and powerful
THE COUNTRY’S party-list system continues to be hijacked by the rich and powerful.
Around half of party-list groups are being used as a backdoor to...
Love ‘hugot’ lines from Supreme Court decisions
“LOVE is founded on a promise: to seek beyond ourselves in order to enable the other to continue to become the best version of...
‘Eskrimadoras’ as brave Filipina warriors in CCP Pasinaya 2025
THE PERFORMANCE of eskrimadoras or female arnis players during the 2025 PASINAYA Open House Festival of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) seemed to be...
Honoring Jesus Christ as a young Santo Niño or an adult Black Nazarene
FESTIVALAS are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by history, artistry, creativity, and passion.
“Viva Pit Senyor!” and “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno!” reverberate during the month...
Black Nazarene’s ‘traslacion’ as ‘popular piety’
THE “TRASLACION” of the Black Nazarene is oftentimes linked with “popular piety” or “people’s spirituality”.
Held every 9th of January, this year is my second time to personally...
Remembering historian William Henry Scott of Sagada
SAGADA, Mountain Province – After three decades, I had the chance to personally visit the humble and simple tomb of historian William Henry Scott at the...