A Recipe for Disaster
I have often wondered what is up with the national and local governments’ responses with this Covid-19 crisis which has brought us to...
May Eleksyon Daw?
Ngonyan na tapos na an Semana Santa mabilang kita nin anom na bulan o kabangang taon na sana ma-plantear na nin certifico de...
Defining the Pantry
When the Community Pantry in Maginhawa Street, a street that runs from Teacher’s Village to UP Village and was, in pre-Covid days, noted...
Email from a Friend
Last April 21, I received an email from a friend in the Philippines. With his permission, I am sharing through this column excerpts from...
Beware of the IAD
By Fr. Roy Cimagala I DON’T mean the Integrated Access Devices like the smartphones, though they are very much related to what I would...
500 Years of Christianity: Battle of the Sword and Cross in Mactan, Part 5
“The only difference between a cult and a religion is the amount of real state they own.” Frank Zappa In the immortal words of Italian...
Thoughts on Labor Day
In a few days from today, Apr. 28, 2021, the nation will be celebrating Labor Day which, under existing laws, is one of the ten (10)...
Tigsik
Tigsik ko an kadaklan sa mga nag-aasenso Imbes magpasalamat sa biyayang natamo Minataragas an liog, dai na nakakabisto Dai na madulukan...
EDITORIAL: Sustainability Concern
Before extending so much hope and investing a bagful of inspiration to the community pantry in reviving the original bayanihan Filipino...
A Few Questions
Last Thursday, in the middle of an online class, power suddenly cuts. Then it comes back after a few minutes. Class resumes. Within the...
A Pause from All the Naming
Baudelaire has a word for what I have been doing for weeks now: Flaneur. Baudelaire was a French poet who coined the word, to mean to...
500 Years of Christianity: Battle of the Sword and Cross in Mactan, Part 4
“I learned more about Christianity from my mother than from all the theologians in England.” John Wesley The Philippine Roman Catholic...
The Power of Mutual Generosity
Hunger allows no choice to the citizen or the police; We must love one another or die. — W. H. Auden, September 1, 1939 “Something...
An Bakuna, bow!
Sabi kasurong taon ni Digong kun mayong bakuna dai siya matugot kan face-to-face classes o an pagbuelta sa normal kan ereskwelahan ta an...
Community Building Thru Community Pantry
“Magbigay ayon sa kakayahan, kumuha batay sa pangangailangan”. With this slogan practically all side streets in many local government...
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