Demonic attacks on the rise
THIS SHOULD be no surprise to us. With the way things are now — new technologies offering more temptations than real advantages, and people...
Brownouts, excuses, and accountability
THERE is a peculiar routine that comes with a brownout in Iloilo. The electric fan stops. The Wi-Fi disappears. Someone checks the utility advisory...
Using bamboo as a sturdy building material
WE FILIPINOS have come a long way from thinking of bamboo merely as material for makeshift homes and temporary huts.
Bamboo used to be...
When the basics become unaffordable
INFLATION becomes frightening not when economists announce another percentage point, but when ordinary families begin asking which necessity they can afford to sacrifice. That...
Considerations from the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
FEBRUARY 2 is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord which is 40 days after his birth. Again, the number 40 appears in...
The colors of my life
SOME people view life as a complex mixture of every human feeling, while others reduce it to simple dualities. Violet stands for joy, indigo...
Power collusion or asleep at the switch?
THE POWER crisis in the Visayas is getting worse by the day. The daily rotational brownouts in Cebu, Panay and Negros have become intolerable.
Cursing...
Veneer regret
THE PERFECT smile once meant straight, brilliantly white and almost unnaturally uniform teeth.
Now, as cosmetic dentistry becomes increasingly influenced by social media and celebrity...
Drop the load
THERE are days when you think the biggest surprise will be the capping snacks at the hotel, and then a friend across the secretariat...