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Mirror Images: My interviews with two Presidents
I wouldn’t call them friends, but neither were they mere acquaintances. Presidents Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III and Rodrigo Roa Duterte will forever stand in history as heads of state, two of a long line of 16 powerful Chief Executives that had served...
In my life: young stories
Of all the opportunities that writing for Philippines Graphic has brought me, it is the chance to interview people that I cherish the most.
No, I do not mean persons of stature and consequence. Rather, I refer to ordinary folk like you and me....
Unraveling the secret of the mysterious fuel leak
A mystery needs to be solved. That has always been a human instinct. It’s a like a scratch that needs to be scratched. And the peskier the itch, the greater the need for it to be scratched.
That was on my mind when I...
Newsroom geek
Let me begin this story by saying I am not tech support. Most technology reporters and editors have been known to say this to the other newsroom denizens who, for some odd reason, think that being a tech journo immediately makes them the...
The education of Mayor Arman R. Dimaguila Jr.
He regards education as “the greatest equalizer.” And today, not yet 50 years old, Walfredo “Arman” Dimaguila, son of a municipal electrician and a laundrywoman, is the highest elected official in the city government of Biñan, Laguna.
“I’ve seen it then that if I...
The road taken: Transforming Biñan in 365 days
Only 34 kilometers south of Manila, Biñan City in Laguna province has served as a suburban residential community of Metro Manila, accessible via the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) and the National Highway.
Covering 24 barangays, this sprawling, first class city boasts of two of...
