By: Reyshimar Arguelles Access to water is a human right, which is to say everyone couldn’t live without it. The United Nations considers it as part of its Millennium Development Goals, stating the need to “progressively reduce inequalities by tackling the discrimination and stigmatization that can lead to people being excluded from, or marginalized in
December 10, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles Human life is fragile and human consciousness is just as vulnerable to the great unknown. This has been the subject of numerous authors who delve into the contradictions that purport to show the human condition as nothing but tragic. So, to distract ourselves from our own punniness, we turn towards the idea
December 5, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles We all have to agree that the organizers of the 2019 Southeast Asian games, after suffering from a number of logistical problems, really did put on a great show. Critics were silent if not overwhelmed by the spectacle of the opening ceremony last Saturday. Almost instantly did everyone forget about the chaotic
December 3, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles There is no stopping the dumpster fire that is the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The soul of House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, who heads the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC), has totally evaporated right now in trying his best (but not really) to put out the flames. But the damage has
November 28, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles What’s there to write about except for the world-class 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The event, like any other international sporting spectacle, is expected to foster goodwill and cooperation among the members of this regional community. But considering the disappointment of delegates from Thailand, Burma, and Timor-Leste on their arrival in the country, we
November 26, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles I am not into sports, which is to say I do not take it seriously like any casual fan would. But I still think that sports has an important role to play in transforming societies and cultures. The arena may very well function as a place where, along with warm bodies, ideas
November 21, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles In times when modern societies face problems that can bring out their collapse, citizens will look towards iron-fisted leaders for succor – even if it means restructuring the law. This has always been an almost unavoidable fact in the progress of history. Chaos and crises resulted in the ascendance of charismatic personalities
November 19, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles If we were to trace the etymology of the word “vandalism,” we would be led to one of many barbaric tribes that resisted the Roman Empire. The Vandals were thought to be a warlike people whose only motivations were to plunder and pillage and lay waste to an Empire that became the
November 14, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles War never changes. War is hell. War pushes your sanity to its limits, smothering your soul with the gruesome spectacle of blood and gore. You don’t expect the enemy to fight you with cushions wrapped around your hands. What you can expect with utmost certainty is that the enemy won’t show you
November 12, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles Let us talk about the art of selling. A salesman’s job is simple: He presents you a product with the intent of convincing you to purchase it. Whether it is a chocolate bar or a nuclear missile, the product has to be purchased no matter what. One obvious technique to this is
November 7, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles Morality, like everything else in this post-modern world, is relative – at least to the minds of those who let personal agendas take precedence over public service. It does not come as a surprise to see a politician save himself and his ilk from a sinking ship. And you know for sure
November 5, 2019
By: Reyshimar Arguelles What else could we expect from today’s political climate except isolated mud showers and hubris? Haven’t we had our fill of the Barretto saga already? We get nothing from bickering politicians who stand in as the most horrible moralists of our time. If there is one thing more dangerous than a politician
October 31, 2019