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Aramon Ta
Ni: Ryan Mostar An “El Niño” Espanyol para sa “Little Boy” asin pig-obserbaran ini nin mga parasira sa South America kan 1600s. Napansin ninda na may mga panahon na nag-iinit ning sobra an tubig-dagat sa Pacific, na kadaklan nangyayari sa panahon kan Pasko. Kaya inapod ninda ini na “El Niño de Navidad,” o an “Little Boy of Christmas.” An La Niña, man, nangangahulugan na “Little Girl” asin kabaliktaran kan El Niño an mga epekto sa kadaklan na panahon. Dahil sa mga obserbasyon
Oct 91 min read


Tigsik
Tigsik ko an super el nino na pigpeprepararann, An mga bagay na iyan dai dapat na pagtakutan. Ta an Mahal na Diyos dai man kita pababayaan, Kaya sa tubig na kaipo dai man kita mauubusan. Tigsik ko an mga proyekto kan satong gobyerno, Kun minapalpak o malasado an pagkatrabaho. Mga kontratista daa iyong dapat basulon nindo, Ta pinagkanigo na sana an tinapyasan na pondo. Tigsik ko an iba sa mga opisyales nin gobyerno, Kun minapalpak an mga patrabaho sa proyekto. Nanghuhugas na s
Oct 91 min read


EDITORIALS: Digital Childhood
CHILDREN should not have to grow up as test subjects of an industry whose business model depends on keeping users online for as long as possible. The proposal to ban social media access for children below 13 deserves serious consideration, particularly in light of growing concerns about mental health, sleep, exposure to harmful content, online hate and algorithms designed to sustain engagement. The policy brief cited by the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department
Oct 23 min read


Fast Car
It was noon. You had probably just taken your lunch and were ready to doze off for a siesta. Then, suddenly, car horns simultaneously blared, and yells for justice rose in front of Naga City Police Station 3, along with a funeral march that began from a neighboring high school. How did we ever get here? This should have been simple. It should not matter if it was past midnight. After all, what is a convenience store that is open 24 hours for? Of course, there would be custome
Oct 24 min read


Kun an Regulasyon Bakong Rasonable
An gobyerno igwa nin kapangyarihan na magibo nin mga patakaran para sa kaayusan asin proteksyon kan publiko, alagad may limitasyon man ini. Sa White Light Corporation v. City of Manila (G.R. No. 122846, Enero 20, 2009), pinagdesisyunan kan Korte Suprema an ordinansa na nagbabawal sa mga hotel asin motel na magtugot nin mga bisita na magcheck-in nin mas halipot sa 12 oras. An katuyuhan kaini iyo na mapugulan an prostitusyon asin paggamit nin ilegal na droga sa laog kan kwarto.
Oct 21 min read


The Authority We Once Understood
There was a time when a teacher did not need to raise a hand to make a classroom fall silent. Sometimes, all it took was a look. We knew that look. It meant the talking stopped. The chairs were straightened. The notebook suddenly became very interesting. And if the teacher called your name, you answered—not with an argument, not with a parent on the phone, but with a quiet, “Yes, Ma’am,” or “Yes, Sir.” Teachers were not simply people who taught us mathematics, grammar, scienc
Oct 22 min read


Trip Trip Lang
“Ano po ta ikaduwang hugas kan bagas ang gagamiton? Ano po ta bako si enot na hugas?” Hinapot ako kan sarong participant pakatapos ko magtao nin detalie na ang ikaduwang hugas bagas na hinaluan nin parehong kantidad nin tubig ang puedeng ipambubo sa mga tanom na gulay asin masetas sa natad. Ta medio inaatake ako nin pamimilosopo saka pagkamasinuba kan mga oras na ito, sinimbag ko siya, “Ta trip ko po, anong problema? Mayong pakiararaman nin trip.” Napangirit siya asin nagngin
Oct 22 min read


When Mexico Calmed the Sea for Filipino Adventurers. Part 1 of 2
September 28 is the culmination of Mexico’s Independence Day celebrations. Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 but the Philippines remained under Spanish colonial rule for another seventy-seven years. For Filipinos, however, Mexican independence opened an unexpected door. Both countries were already connected by more than two centuries of Pacific exchange. Mexico was the American end of the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade, while the Philippine archipelago supplied sai
Oct 24 min read


Watch out! El Niño and Flooding, a Paradox for Bicol
Here is something that made my inaanak in CamHigh, Brixie, wonder and become curious. She asked me: How can we talk about El Niño—heat, dryness and drought—and at the same time see flooding? Isn’t that a contradiction? Oo nga. She began researching and quickly found the answer through AI. El Niño does not mean that it will never rain, she told me. It generally brings hotter and drier conditions and increases the likelihood of below-normal rainfall in many parts of the Philipp
Oct 23 min read


MAURAGONONON!
Tigsik ko an Mayon sa probinsyang Albay Dati an plano ini pakudalan Santayan! Sa magulang na kaisipan Seguradong gigibohon gatasan! Tigsik ko man duman sa Cam Nortte Ayos an Boss kun minadiskarte Nasida tulos an tulay aw num, anyare? An kaban kan gobyerno, remate! Tigsik ko man daw po digdi sa Cam Sur Si Solomon nagin 15 - 30 sa Capitol Ultimong an barabas ruminogon Kawasa an Among sobrang gipradon! Tigsik ko an Catandonganon kong amigo Minaparibod kada Domingo Asintad
Oct 21 min read
Aramon Ta
Ni: Ryan Mostar An World Teachers’ Day pinagdiriwang kada October 5. Ipinahayag ini kan UNESCO bilang espesyal na aldaw para sa mga teacher asin primerong ipinagdiwang kan 1994. An petsa na ini pinili bilang pag-giromdom sa October 5, 1966, kan pinagtibay kan UNESCO asin International Labour Organization (ILO) an rekomendasyon na nagtatakda kan mga karapatan, responsibilidad, asin mga pamantayan sa trabaho kan mga teacher. Ngonian na 2026, ika-60 anibersaryo kan rekomendasyon
Oct 21 min read


Tigsik
Tigsik ko an Kaglalang sa kinaban kan gabos, Ini iyo an tutuo asin an buhay nyatong Diyos. Kaya kun may mga problema o kita nagtitios, Bako sa mga rebulto maghadok, maghapros. Tigsik ko an pagkamuot na hanap asin tutuo, Dai pagbasehan an hitsura, kun bulsa paldo. Kundi mga ugali na igwa kun baga makatawo, Dangan kun maka-Diyos, mga gawi, ginigibo. Tigsik ko man an iba sa mga magurang baga, Na makuris sa sadiring aki man sana ninda. Pagkatapos imundag pinabayaan na talaga, Hab
Oct 21 min read


EDITORIAL: End Dynasties
For 39 years, the Constitution has carried a clear command: the State shall prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law. For nearly four decades, however, Congress has failed to enact the law that would give meaning to that constitutional provision. The Supreme Court has now made the issue impossible to ignore. In its Aug. 26, 2026 decision, the Supreme Court declared that Congress has a mandatory constitutional duty to enact a law prohibiting political dynasties an
Sep 263 min read


Not Another School Shooting
This is what I’ve been talking about. It happened again, and this new incident shares the exact same significant element with the previous two. I have been telling you all, over and over again. Is anyone actually listening? It’s the students’ parents', uncles', or aunts' guns! All three of these kids who went to school and shot their fellow students got their weapons at home—straight from their fathers or aunts; two of them directly from their own fathers. These kids wouldn't
Sep 264 min read


Ang ownership kang Facebook account, kung tig deny kang akusado, pwede mapatunayan sa paagi kang circumstantial evidence
Sa XXX v. People (G.R. No. 274842, October 22, 2025), kinasuhan an sarong lalaki sa bisa kan Anti-VAWC Law matapos mag-post sa Facebook nin mapanlait asin makapaminsalang mga pahayag tungkol sa saiyang ex-girlfriend. Itinanggi niya na siya an nag-post. Sabi niya, posible na ibang tawo an naggibo kan account gamit an saiyang pangaran asin litrato. Sinabi kan Supreme Court na madali lang maggibo nin Facebook account, kaya posible man na may fake o dummy account. Pero sabi pa ka
Sep 261 min read



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