Where the dead live on
SOMETHING tender unfolds every second of November. Streets slow down, homes fill with the scent of wax and rice cakes, and cemeteries stir with...
A test run before I buy it
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia has tested a new nuclear cruise missile. This version is nuclear powered and can carry nuclear weapons,...
Transcending our earthly and temporal life
LET’S REMEMBER that we are not meant to solely live an earthly and temporal life. We are meant for an eternal life, where our...
Rethinking the EDSA repair strategy
SEGMENTED reconstruction is a road repair method where highways or major roads are rehabilitated in phases, one section at a time.
This approach is...
A matter of life and death: Building Code compliance
WHEN the ground begins to shake, no amount of prayer or panic can save lives inside a poorly built structure. Only one thing can...
Marks of a true Christian
WHILE there a many, even infinite, marks of a true believer of Christ, at least we can mention two that can clearly identify us...
Tech and the nation-state
THE NATION-state as an organizing principle is a concept centuries old, that traces its origins back to the Treaty of Westphalia, but thanks to...
Jarel: An icon of peace failure in Negros
STRAIGHT to the point – Jarel Gelacio has become an icon of the failed peace and order campaign in Negros Occidental.
Jarel, a six-year-old boy...
Celebrating the Lives of the Dead
MY MOTHER’S mother, Apong Oniang, was buried in Macabebe, Pampanga. The town’s name means bebe in Kapampangan and baybay in Tagalog. It is a...