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Rise of the Filipino middle class

The ambition seems straightforward enough. By 2040, we will have a society where Filipinos will enjoy a stable and comfortable lifestyle, secure in the...

Labor’s not so middle class woes

Third time’s the charm, but not in this case. The third dialogue of organized labor with President Rodrigo Duterte to put a stop to...

Heads, tails, tar and feathers

The mess that is the Dengvaxia issue as it stands now does nothing for the public good. Over the last week, the public saw...

Organic Farming: Benefits and limitations

In recent years, organic farming has become a trend toward a healthier lifestyle.  The government formalized the adoption of this farming system when Congress...

Cambodia’s magnificent Angkor Wat

Finally, I had an opportunity of going to Cambodia to attend an international conference.  Had it been held in the country’s capital, Phonm Penh,...

Children and Politics: Where the rubber burns the road

Raising children: it’s not for the faint of heart. To me, the most agonizing of parents’ responsibilities to their kids are not the steady string...

Knock, knock, who’s there? God

Fornication’s best ambassadress will have to be Janice de Belen. In 1986, when she was still in her teens, she became pregnant by Aga...

V of the D

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. If you’re single, this probably is just another day for you or at least the day you’ll...

Laughing while love wins: Zsazsa Zaturrnah’s trip to Manila

When I first read Carlo Vergara’s comic on gay superhero Zsazsa Zaturrnah, it was two in the morning and I woke my neighbors with...

The other side

Perhaps it was the way of the city for things to disappear quickly and without warning. Rust spread across the metal shutters of the...