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Sunday, September 13, 2026

My Life As Art

Airport piece

IT’S 4:30 p.m., 40 minutes before boarding. I’ll be flying out of Baltimore Washington International into Los Angeles International. I guess it will be goodbye Maryland...

Filipino pride

ON SUNDAY, June 13 (June 12 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), I posted on Facebook a picture of me naked, butt exposed, with a...

Ilonggo gay icon

WITHOUT a doubt, I am the gayest, and the most gay, writer you can find writing in the Ilonggo newspapers today. In fact, I have...

Most accessible Filipino writer, Part 3

I LIKE responding to interviews by students. Every year since I was inducted to the Palanca Awards Hall of Fame in 2012, without fail, I...

Most accessible Filipino writer, part 2

SINCE I was inducted to the Palanca Awards Hall of Fame in 2012, every year, without fail, I get many, many, many interviews from...

Most accessible Filipino writer, Part 1

EVERY year since I was inducted to the Palanca Awards Hall of Fame in 2012, without fail, I get many, many, many interviews from...

The truth about sh*tposting

I COULD be flying back to Maryland as you read this column. I mean, I wrote this in advance so I could totally enjoy my...

Independence Day blues

I AM currently in Puerto Rico as you are reading this. For a much deserved vacation after being cooped up in the mainland USA since...

Under the knife

In March, I had a colonoscopy, and it was found out that I had a large, internal, non-bleeding hemorrhoid. *** My primary care doctor said that...

That hemorrhoid story

I DON’T like surgeries, period. I don’t remember having had any surgery. I’m not even sure now if I had my tonsils removed. But I’m not bothered...