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Grief is found within the ‘phantom’
The human body betrays language in explicating unusual faculties. Our bodies are biologically designed to “tell” us if something is wrong— but not through words. It pinpoints a specific part and uses the dialects of pain, as if to say, “Right here, be...
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...
Discerning the age of innocence
It was probably the most unsettling and shocking piece of news that broke during that second week of October.
After eating his share of hotdog and marshmallow-on-a-stick, a boy, aged 3, uses the stick to stab the heart of his four-year-old girl playmate. The...
Americana, on his back
My grandfather was shipped out of the Philippines in the 1920s, and landed in Stockton, California—less as a starry-eyed immigrant, and more as imperial cargo.
The Americans needed hands, and the Philippines—trophy from the Spanish-American War—had plenty to spare. Men like him crossed the...
“2GO or Not 2GO”: Why sea travel to Coron is as good as it gets
By all accounts, traveling in an archipelagic country like the Philippines has always required patience, strategy, and a little creativity.
Filipinos, especially seasoned “biyaheros,” have mastered the art of making every journey part of the adventure itself — even the sleepless nights and idle...
Getting to know China’s technological DNA
Possessing one of the oldest civilizations in the world, China’s 5,000-year-old history is a tapestry of transformation—from an ancient, agrarian society (8,000 to 10,000 years ago) to becoming the world’s low-cost, manufacturing nexus (mid-20th century), all the way to attaining global, high-tech, superpower...
