United Nations of Naga
My father used to tell us that during the war, whenever he would visit a barrio with his fellow soldier Roming Honasan, looking for enemy...
Shrinking Space of Press Freedom
I have been in hiatus from my regular column in the Bicol Mail for the last several weeks. The reason was because I was finishing a...
Suba-Suba kun Sa’lan, Swak na Swak kun Tamaan
An mga incumbents o mga nakatukaw na re-eleksyonista nakaka- ventaje sa mga kalaban ta may organisasyon, may tao, may fundo, kun toltol...
Water under the bridge
The water crisis in Manila is sizzling hot and making people perspire. It is so hot that it warranted a congressional hearing and...
What on the economy did we do right?
Let’s have something positive this time, and give a rest to ranting and mocking for a while. “The economy of Bicol region grew by 8.9% in...
The Election Fever
THE midterm election fever is definitely on. What with the all the election debates and fora sponsored either by civil societies and...
Who Has the Right to Imagine Kabikolan?
Some years back, during the First International Philippine Studies Conference, someone asked during the first day the question: Who has...
Media-Media
Kaya ngani media ta banga, bakong saro. Kun sa lana o suka media-media. Sabi ngani sa osipon, may pinabakal suka o lana sa tindahan,...
A Special Day for the Planet
The International Mother Earth Day celebration is an annual special day declared by the United Nations General Assembly through...
Splendor in the Grass
Eastertime is a season of joy. Our Lord suffered and died, but on the third day rose from the dead and paved the way for those who...
EDITORIAL: Political Surveys
POLITICAL SURVEYS or public opinion polls have become both an important and notorious tool during every election. Its use or intention...
How Delightful is Defamation
While most people were preparing for what they choose to do on the second half of the Holy Week, I was surfing channels; and I came...
Belated Happy Easter to All
In observation of the Holy Week instead of our regular commentary column, we will share with you the following famous prayer composed by...
Editorial: Stairway to Heaven
THEOLOGIANS talk about Messianic necessity – Christ had to suffer. Even the apostles found out that hard to understand and Christ had to...
The Future of the Liberal Order in the Philippines, Final Part
President Rodrigo Duterte has turned the Philippine liberal order upside down. Blunt and irreverent, Duterte constantly attacks the...
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