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At the heart of it all, learning more about our heroes will allow us to answer and understand the most fundamental questions of all: What makes the Philippines great? Why did people give up so much for it? Why should we even bother to continue the work that they started? What can make us great again?
Continue Reading →Does religion, or lack thereof shape us, define us? Do we then, define us by what we do, or do not do, every single day?
Continue Reading →This story from the bible makes Jesus look self-indulgent and Judas a champion of the poor. Consequently, Judas can claim that he turned Jesus over to the chief priests because Jesus was betraying the poor.
Below are two versions of the incident known as Jesus’ anointment at Bethany, from the Apostles Mark and John:
Mark [...]
Continue Reading →Sometimes being contemplative and introspective is all about asking the right questions.
Continue Reading →One thing I don’t like about writing a weekly column is not having Holy Week and Christmas holidays off. When I was in print media, the only columnists who got breaks were those published on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. I don’t know what the rules are for electronic [...]
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On March 31, Makati City together with World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Ayala Land, Inc., and the Makati Commercial Estate Association, Inc. (MACEA), intends to one up everyone as it goes dark longer for Earth Hour.
Continue Reading →Circulating in social media is a letter from a classmate of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Rene Santayana and Renato Corona were in the Ateneo 1962 elementary and 1966 high school graduating classes. Santayana wrote to his class e-group after he received an e-mail on the Newsbreak exposé regarding Corona’s embellished academic achievements. (Read in Continue Reading →
Arnold Clavio’s stupid commentary on the controversy between Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Match Commissioner Cristy Ramos and two Azkal players created a storm that diverted attention away from the real issue at hand: nabastusan si Cristy Ramos, binastos ba siya? Cristy Ramos thinks so and she filed the appropriate letter of complaint with [...]
Continue Reading →- Metro Cebu – December 18, 2011
- Metro Davao – December 18, 2011
- Metro Manila – December 18, 2011
- The Straight Path Needs to Turn a Corner
The Straight Path Needs to Turn a Corner
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and…
- Identity Matters
Identity Matters
How the principle of "shared destiny" shapes the way voters behave.
In the West, identity politics is often equated with minority interests. Barack Obama in 2008 won the presidential contest by…
