Navigating the heat and the haze
THE HEAT is on, and it is made all the worse by transboundary haze drifting over from Indonesian forest fires. That is not a...
Chasing sunrise to sunset: Five stops across Bohol
CAN YOU cover the Bohol island geopark in a day? Good question. Well, since I have visited the heritage churches and the museums, I...
Bridging the healthcare gap for Filipino families
FIRST, OUR state health insurance (PhilHealth). Under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act (Republic Act No. 11223), ideally, 100% of the Filipino population is...
Why you need a ‘Passion Project’
LET’S TALK about that second life so many of us run on the side. Not the one that pays the electric bill, buys the...
A symphony in Taloto: Notes from my backyard bird sanctuary
THERE is a quiet rhythm to life in Taloto, set not by clocks or alarms, but by the flutter of wings and the chorus...
Why Hector of Troy beats Damon’s broken Odysseus
I JUST watched The Odyssey in the cinema, and while the hyped IMAX delivered, I came out thinking that Troy was still the better movie. So, I thought...
Breaking the silence of sickness
DON’T kid me, almost everyone, if not everyone, is afraid of a disease that leads to death. What occupies everyone’s thoughts is whether we...
Recycling is a myth: The overlooked perspective
(By Rae Dawn Balagot Maestrado)
CAN YOU still recite your 3Rs? For most Filipino Gen Zs, the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) were first taught...
Why communication is crucial to innovative police work
THERE IS such a unique kind of fulfillment that comes from aligning your professional expertise with a personal passion. For me, one such passion...
In the gentle shade of the Acacias: Goodbye, Imee
I REMEMBER 1973. I was in second grade, enrolled at a private school in the city of Tagbilaran, when our parents moved us from...