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After the battle: Rebuilding Marawi

Five months of battle reduced most of the Islamic City of Marawi to rubble. The battle to roust Daesh-inspired bandits from the country’s only...

Offending onions

Have you ever seen anyone go bat-crazy because of words? I know I have. It was a cool January afternoon when I first heard my...

The crown

Is she rueing the day she deigned to accept the offer to be Chief Justice? Does she lie awake at night thinking about what...

Admit one

I have never been to a general hospital alone before: sitting on one of the plastic benches shoulder to shoulder with faces stuck on the Now Serving...

In the name of the daughter

Marya Ignacio weaves her hair with her fingers watching as the curls separate adhesively from her sweat-dripped forehead. They have been on the hillside...

The thing with feathers—and nostalgia

You see, the thing with feathers is that, if you’re, say, a falcon, having feathers is probably the best thing that has ever happened...

Tomb Raider: Yamatai Kudasai

As a child, I spent one too many sleepless nights playing the Tomb Raider franchise in PS1. From the first one all the way...

The return of Bt talong

If someone mentions “biotechnology,” what comes to mind immediately?  Any of the following: Dolly the cloned sheep, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), golden rice—or all of...

HIV, AIDs, & the workplace

Two years ago, in 2015, while undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB), 36-year-old “Kevin” was diagnosed as positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  A call center...

Knowing cybersecurity threats a must for all businesses

  Expanding a business’ digital footprint has its tremendous advantages. However, it also comes with inevitable risks. Knowing these risks and cybersecurity threats together with...