The red trickle and America’s unstable democratic institutions
IT WAS the US Midterm Elections recently. Many, including myself, expected the Republicans to win big.
We were wrong. Republican gains were at best a...
Honoring our veterans
EVERY year on April 9 we honor our war veterans during the commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan or the Day of Valor.
We remember...
‘A tale of two cities’
PERHAPS it’s my propensity of admiring contrast or comparison; perhaps it's the enigma of parallelism; or quite simply, my zodiac sign that attracts me...
Build the Bilibid in an island
DECADES of unsolved problems at the Bilibid prison is the topic of discussion of coffee talkers this week – the engineer, golfer, retired policeman,...
Most decorated Ilonggo writer
WITH this year’s total coming up to 21 career Palanca Awards including the Hall of Fame, I am easily the most decorated Ilonggo writer...
Continuing discipleship
WE, OF course, are meant to be ‘another Christ.’ That is our radical identity, since we have been created in God’s image and likeness....
Sugar overload
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
EIGHT in 10 of seven-year-olds in the United Kingdom exceed their daily...
Revisiting our exports
OUR ECONOMY shows resilience amid various challenges, but one sector that needs further improvement is our exports that lag behind imports in terms of...
Ngaa padayon ang pagka-kalbo sang aton kabukiran?
NAKAGWA na sa pungsod si Bagyo Paeng sadtong Oktubre 31, pero duha ka semana na ang nagligad sadtong Nobyembre 12 kag mga 36 pa...
Crazy for you
I’M AN enfant terrible in my hometown.
I think that some people’s term for me is ‘crazy’, buang.
Although no one is brave enough to say it to my...