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Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

Editor-in-Chief of Philippines Graphic

One year later

Secretary William Dar: Up close Clad in a long-sleeved, white barong and dark, formal trousers, Secretary William D. Dar marked his second year as Agriculture...

New thinking for Philippine Agriculture

Q&A with Agriculture Secretary William Dar William Dollente Dar was only seven months in office as Agriculture Secretary when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country...

Carmen Linda Atayde: Life in perfect phases

Like a flawlessly solved puzzle, everything fell into place for Carmen Linda Macasil-Atayde by the time she reached the age of 25. In 1965, at...

Goodbye, Kuya Eddie

The first time I saw him was in 1965 and I was about five to six years old. He came to our house in...

Heidi Sison: Radio, TV, and ‘doing what’s right’

Her life has gone through a world war, the martial law years, show business, and working closely with cops, soldiers, and high officials in the military. But almost 80 years and two careers later, director Heidi Sison still professes she has not been witness to any atrocity or decadence of any kind.

How CSR came to Allied Metals

It was a case of two events joining as one. In 2016 the Danish Trade Union Council for International Development Cooperation (LO/FTF) was discussing with...

Rogelio ‘Roger’ Mangahas: Poet on the stalk of life

Philippine literature has lost a precious gem. In the morning of July 4, multi-awarded poet Rogelio ‘Roger’ Mangahas died after suffering a massive stroke....

The Belle of FFH

She is the co-founder of Football for Humanity (FFH), an international non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization that focuses on community development and peace building. An immensely...

THE MONTH IN REVIEW: April’s politics, political will & more politics

  April Fool’s Day came on an Easter Sunday and in the aftermath of pranks and the Lord’s resurrection, the first eight days of April...

Labor’s juncture: between promises and faith

The March 23 to 28 Pulse Asia survey revealed the top concern of the average Filipino today: wage or salary increase. And for more than...

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MANILA, MY MANILA: Season of Advent

BUILDING A SITE Manila took a long time to make. What is now its ground used to be sea. The sea reached as far as the present towns of Mandaluyong ("a place of waves") and Makati (a place of tides"). It is said that diggers in Makati often find...

Missiles maim the undead, too: Kyiv’s cathedral, the Battle of Manila, and why war erases culture

In the history of mankind, wars have taken away far more than it created anything. The 1945 Battle of Manila and the recent attacks in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv have shown us what we lose as a species when a war—and the people behind them—threatens culture. IT IS...

The Hunted Hunter: A Wild Boar-ing Turn of Events

Armed with a rifle and overflowing with a warrior’s confidence, my classmate's brother marched into the woods, excited about his unforgettable first solo hunt. After all, they say you never forget your first. Deep in the forest, alone and silent, he slowly walked the path, eyeing a...