Even during the revolutionary period, poems played a significant role in protest and revolution. Poetry is also a powerful answer to actions inimical to the public good. It can also serve as an amplifying strike that illuminates and purges the heart of anomalies....
Listen, I think President Duterte is a hypocrite. For all his bombast against Catholicism, his pronouncements, lo and behold, have a solid foundation in Scripture. I fell off my chair when I realized this because, with this President, you cannot take his every...
Although it was rainy the entire morning, Mayon Volcano and an unusually strong sun showed up just in time for the 40 children, mostly boys, who were selected for football training on the grassy field of the Sto. Domingo Central Elementary School in...
Jurors praised, renew commitment to Christian values in fight against fake news
The judges of the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) won praise and recognition for their role in promoting human and Christian values at the CMMA Judges Forum held July 5. Thursday, as...
You know there’s a page in the Bible which I read almost every day.
It’s the Ecclesiastes 3. 'There’s a time to be calm, there’s a time to
be silent, to be poignant, a time to be subdued, and a time to be
vicious. —President Rodrigo...
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. He was 79.
“Koyang” to his friends and peers in the writing community, Mangahas is a well-loved and respected master...
There’s this hallowed chestnut in law which says that “what cannot be done directly cannot be done indirectly.” (It sounds more impressive in Latin,...
III. Surviving
As an occupied country, the immediate postwar relief efforts for Hiroshima were saddled by inefficiency and a slow pace. Although there were many...