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Sir, you speek Tagalog?

I was once asked to write an “objective” account of Manila and the Philippines. This struck me as a curious request, because objectivity—poor thing—didn’t...

‘Kagitingan’ remembered, promises broken: The WWII Filipino veterans’ story

For Sluggo Rigor, the stories of war were not something he read in textbooks: They were memories that his father—World War II veteran Col. Conrado Rigor Sr.—shared at home as the children grew up: the hunger, the fear, and the will to stay alive after the fall of Bataan.

The Filipino Way (traffic)

When you ask a foreigner whether they ride a motorcycle in the Philippines, they usually look at you as if you’ve suggested juggling chainsaws...

A healthy trust that holds—a genuine embrace that endures 

Healthcare systems work only when people trust them— trust earned through consistent service, fairness, and reliability. For PhilHealth, this understanding has shaped not only its reforms, but its purpose. 

Literature in the time of hardship

Dennis Guevarra, the Philippines Graphic Ad Sales Manager, found himself in a fix. One of the major sponsors was having second thoughts about the amount of support for their upcoming event.

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...

Bell-Kenz Pharma strengthens Sagip CPR advocacy with Quezon City

Advances mission to train one million Filipinos VIA GRAPHIC PLUS — Bell-Kenz Pharma officially launched its Sagip CPR partnership with the Quezon City Government through...

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...

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...

RIZAL AND THE ASIAN RENAISSANCE

An Asian Renaissance must involve cultural rebirth and empowerment, not simply cultural jingoism. In 1886, a young Asian student wrote from Europe the following lines...