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Criminal liability means adult responsibility

A caveat: I’m no lawyer. As a writer, I work mainly along the neighborhood of logic. And logic tells me that the bill lowering...

Marvin Jeffrey P. Tiu Lim: Of millennial savvy, COVID-19 & looking ahead

At 25, Marvin Jeffrey P. Tiu Lim, the youngest child of Mega Global Corp founder and CEO William Tiu Lim, was well into successfully...

Covering the Marawi siege

“War cannot be reported as breaking news.” This was one reminder emphasized during a forum organized by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)...

The bloodhounds and the Rizal Day battle for Combat Outpost No. 8

President Rodrigo Duterte’s three-day visit to South Korea called to mind the sacrifice of Filipino soldiers who fought in the Korean War almost seven...

Fortune Life achieves another milestone on its 8th Values Advocacy Program

    Another milestone has been achieved by Fortune Life Insurance Company as it continued its legacy in promoting and honoring the hard work and discipline of Filipino Teachers and School Officials in the country last September 12 at Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Central Office...

Unintended consequences: Why I believe the destruction of donated goods was justified

A howl of outrage rose from the public after the Bureau of Customs announced it was destroying four containers of donated goods intended for the survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda. According to a CNN Philippines report, the destroyed goods included “clothes, diapers, toiletries, medical...

V is for vérité

Is the best defense always a good offense?  What if I told you that there have been times when the best defense is a weird defense?  Brett Kavanaugh, a U.S. Court of Appeals judge who is Donald Trump’s choice for the vacant seat...

Memories of my mother by Frank Sionil Jose, National Artist for Literature

My mother, Sofia Sionil, was born on September 30, 1900. Her parents were Ilokano settlers in Rosales, Pangasinan. I called her Inang. When I received the Ramon Magsaysay Memorial award in 1980, she sat in the front row of the auditorium, composed, quiet,...

Uppance come a-knocking

In criminal law, it is believed that “the guilty flee when no one pursueth but the innocent are as bold as a lion.”  This dictum has its roots in the Book of Proverbs, which says that “the wicked flee when no man pursueth...

Touring history: A look at the Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum

I was too early for the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA), an annual event staged by the Philippines Graphic magazine. This was to begin at 6:30 pm. My watch showed it was barely a few minutes before 4 pm. I had time to spare....

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