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Reminiscing the inhuman in humans

That night, the soup tasted of corpses.  ~ Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, “Night” I waited for this thin volume to arrive for nearly a month. It was a book I have longed to read: Night by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel. I stumbled...
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How to create a generation of criminals

It skipped our notice again: senators passing a bill they hardly understood, let alone grasped its full implications. Senate Bill No. 1477, known as an...

Philosophy at half-past three

Early last week, a fifteen-year-old boy, one I’ve considered a son, wept after he paid me a visit early in the afternoon of Monday....

Train of thought: Taxes versus corruption

Death and taxes, the two most common occurrences on this benighted planet, are also the most mysterious and inexplicable—respectively. Let’s face it. Death comes regardless...

Charter Change and the Bangsamoro issue

With the midterm elections just around the corner, the public spotlight has shifted from the Bangsamoro plebiscite to the candidates running for local and...
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