World history has been witness to the numerous instances when Ignorance has been exploited and weaponized. From the Red Scare and McCarthyism in the US in the 1950’s (something which is sadly echoed up until recent years in our country with red-tagging), the mob rule during the French Revolution in the 18th
June 4, 2026
What a crazy couple of days. Last Wednesday’s big, chaotic mess left me with a lot of questions and raised eyebrows. When he resurfaced, Bato dela Rosa admitted that he came to the Senate at the instance of Alan Peter Cayetano in order for his allies to win as the House majority.
May 19, 2026
“See? Crime now has gotten worse than before! Not like during our time when crime was low.” Sure ka? I think the real question is: Did crime indeed get worse because systems have changed? Or is all this escalation of crime a result of a culture that normalized killing as a corrupted
May 13, 2026
“Mahilig sina si Munding … sa mga KAKANIN” Ehhh … I hate that word. How dare you diminish such marvelous Filipino delicacies into just one word that sounds like a mere dietary novelty, just because it does not impress you the way ridiculously expensive pastry products do? I see these as top-tier,
May 12, 2026
We are living in such interesting times. And here we thought the world was going to be a better place now that both the big pandemic and the tokhang era are now far in the past. A past that left us with excruciatingly painful trauma. What did you say? Somebody wants to
May 5, 2026
(The author is the Festival Director of the ICFest held during the Ilonggo Cinema Festival) The first year of the ICFest has concluded yesterday October 26, 2025. It has been a vibrant three days of cinematic spectacle that Ilonggo audiences enjoyed. I thank the Iloilo City Government, our main festival organizers, organizing
November 4, 2025