All-powerful
THE CONSULTATIVE Committee (Concom) Federal Constitution allows the Transition Commission to terminate public officials and government employees, including those with permanent status, giving the...
Where to now, St. Peter?
So where to now St. Peter
If it’s true I’m in your hands
I may not be a Christian
But I’ve done all one man can
I understand...
Poder sang DILG sa mga pulis
MADAMO sang aton mga pumuluyo ang wala kahibalo kon ano gid ang poder kag trabaho sang Department of Interior and Local Govrnment (DILG), partikular...
Save the diminishing sago palm
WHEN you are in the Caraga Region, particularly in Butuan City, it is worth trying the “palagsing,” an indigenous delicacy which is made from...
The boy from Zamboanga (Part 4)
(Continued from The National Artist Talks)
THIRD question: “How did writing become a habit?”
One word answer: Success.
Blame it on success.
Success is addicting.
Seeing my name in...
Quest for Bangsamoro peace
WE ARE near the final leg of reforming and updating the autonomy parameters for Muslim Mindanao through the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). It...
Second thoughts on Christianity
IF CHRISTIANITY were an effective catalyst for change, the Philippines would be full of Christ-like individuals. Government officials would be walking their “pro-people” talk....
Concupiscence
WE HAVE to be familiar with this phenomenon. There’s such a thing as concupiscence which is a certain attraction we have toward evil. No...
When leukemia strikes
FOR A DISABILITY claim to prosper, a seafarer suffering from leukemia only needs to show that his work and contracted illness have a reasonable linkage...