Rants on Senior High School
I came home late last night. I had a nice time in a graduation celebration, courtesy of my cousin who just finished Grade 12. Maybe...
Editorial: Election Fever
WHETHER we like it or not, the election fever is now escalating to its boiling point, the excitement and the noise inviting us to come...
Contemplation on no Collection
Don’t worry about it; my treat. Yes; everyone loves a treat. Someone has a birthday; the people around all ask for a treat. I had my...
The PPCRV Volunteers
AS THE midterm election approaches, senatorial candidates of both the administration and opposition parties, as well as independent...
Oya Na
Panahon na magbuelta ako sa dyaryo bilang columnist preparasyon pagsurat nin libro bilang recuerdo kan mga pangyayari asin estorya kan...
Commencements
There was a time when graduations were called commencements. Now, graduation day is called moving up. It took a while for my brain to...
Editorial: The mayor
ONE of the most exciting races to watch in the election is the mayoral contest. The chaos, the brickbats and the fiery verbal tussles,...
The Future of the Liberal Order in the Philippines, Part I
Philippine Vice President Leonor “Leni” Robredo has taken over the leadership mantle for the liberal cause, if you will, in the...
The Lenten Season
IT is at this time of the year that many schools in the country usually hold their graduation rites. Thousands of graduates will once...
Chilling the Killing
I was sitting at the back of a hall for a late morning conference with our supervisor presiding. I was expecting the usual; discussions...
The Day We Buried Our Parents
Last March 8, we buried our parents. Or perhaps I should say that I watched my parents being buried in Naga’s Eternal Gardens via...
Retired and Busy
The Golden Years: that is how retirement is usually described. For good reasons. On top of my list is the freedom to make my own...
Joyful Stories
MY family met me in 1975 then I met our youngest brother in 1976. Like you I was made to consume vegetables because it is good for the...
Reconsidering Borrowed Terms
There is a movement now that is raging over the Internet and this is propelled by so-called experts who believe in the supremacy of...
EDITORIAL: What is religion?
THE Catholic Church has been under attack. What makes it worse is that the bombardment comes from no less than the President of the...
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