Roller coaster life
“LIFE IS a roller coaster” is a metaphor meaning life involves thrilling highs (joy, success) and terrifying lows (challenges, loss), with unpredictable twists, sudden...
Are you sure?
TODAY Victoria, Australia broke its temperature record with 48.9°C (120°F), and a moderately uncomfortable day. I see photos of snow in New York and...
Rights rooted in heritage
SOME of the boldest truths in history came from the quietest voices. Buried under Babylonian soil, the Cyrus Cylinder declared that people deserved freedom...
DNA evidence frees innocent prisoner, causes conviction of negligent prosecutor
IN 1986, Michael Morton was convicted of murdering his wife in Texas. He spent nearly 25 years in prison for a crime he did...
Festivals as economic equalizers
THE ANNUAL roar of the drums during Dinagyang Festival is often celebrated as proof that Iloilo’s economy is alive and thriving. Packed hotels, busy...
MMFF films on law as tool for justice and dignity
THE 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) highlighted legal and societal issues through films that showed law as a tool for justice and dignity.
The films “Bar...
Security, law, democracy
REPUBLIC Act No. 10168, commonly known as the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012, is a specialized law that criminalizes the provision,...
All called to holiness and apostolate
WE HAVE to be most aware of this basic truth about ourselves. We are all called by God, our Creator and Father, to be...
Makaduludla
NABATIAN mo na ini nga mga panambiton nga ginasiling sang iban nga tawo sa aton ukon mismo kita ang nasambit sini para sa ila,...