
Antique’s most visible landmark
THE last time I spent a few days in Anini-y, Antique, it was to gather information materials for its tourism brochure. One of the tourist destinations...

THE last time I spent a few days in Anini-y, Antique, it was to gather information materials for its tourism brochure. One of the tourist destinations...

I have been writing columns for several papers from all over the world since the early 1980’s. Since 1999, while residing in the Philippines for good,...

WE need to be very clear about this point. We often contrast charity with truth, mercy with justice. And that’s because we consider these values and v...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has fired the starting pistol. With its new Memorandum Circular mandating coastal greenbelt...

It has been 171 days since I took the lawyer’s oath and began my practice as a lawyer. While law school and the bar exam may have been mountains to cl...

Libelous disinformation is not exactly the same as disinformation that endangers national security and social cohesion. Libel is categorized as a crim...

There is a strange silence that surrounds the West Philippine Sea issue, especially among many Filipinos who live far from its shores. Some say, “Wala...

Can we genuinely speak of an “Ilonggo Komiks” today, not as a nostalgic artifact from a bygone era, but as a living, breathing cultural phenomenon? Th...

“Whoever said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose that counts,’ probably lost.” – Martina Navratilova UNLIKE in the 2025 French Open last month when th...