Opinion

‘Cemetiquette’ EVERY time-honored Filipino “Undas” tradition, environmentalists implore the public to show genuine respect for their departed loved ones by trashing wasteful and toxic habits....

BY HERBERT VEGO The Church’s indecisiveness on cremation THE latest announcement from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urging the public not to scatter...

BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY Tiktik / Tokhang IT’S the story your grandmother told you on lazy afternoons or on dark candle-lit evenings while waiting for...

BY RHODA GARZON CAMPILLAN Faces of death NO ONE can completely fathom the mystery of death. For practical reasons, death occurs in order to decongest the crowded...

BY RUNJI ROCIO JAMOLO Bili sang pagpalubong, 2 ANG REGULAR nga suktanay sa cremation (diri sa isahanon nga crematorium sa Panay nga yari sa syudad sang...

BY JOHNNY NOVERA The parliamentary system of government THIS IS a continuation of the subject of our column last week on the parliamentary system of government that our President and his allies in the current Congress  are vigorouslypushingfor approval. Democracy is spreading throughout the world. However, according to...

Toxic candles PEOPLE traditionally visit cemeteries on Nov. 1 (All Saints’ Day) and Nov. 2 (All Souls’ Day). They not only bring flowers for their...

BY LUIS BUENAFLOR JR. Bitches Brew IF YOU think we’re going to talk about fat, ugly bitches, congressmen and senators, no we’re not. I am not going...

BY SONIA D. DAQUILA The penultimate destination IT WAS just an ordinary day. I was too tired and the gentle breeze in the farm lulled me...

BY RUNJI ROCIO JAMOLO Bili sang pagpalubong TAGPILA ang magpalubong? Daw makasiligni nga palamangkutanon ini’ng akon. Ina bangud nga kon palangga naton ang aton mga mahal sa...