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President Rodrigo Duterte’s interpretation of the creation story as written in Genesis is full of errors but in the greater scheme of things sets the stage for catechesis. First, he states that God created man out of…
Many of the Presidents most ardent supporters have appended to his nickname the word “Tatay,” Filipino for father, such that he is to them “Tatay Digong.” In the movie “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” one of…
It is well that we celebrated yesterday the 120th year of Philippine independence without excessive optimism or dogmatism about the concept. While we accept that our nation-statehood began in 1898, the notion of our independence should be…
A good friend from the university, one who used to study here, died last night, having taken his own life. The irony in the death of this young man, popularly known as J.I., is that he had…
The semester is winding down at the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu but the glow of its centennial year remains. Those of you who have not yet visited “Sentenaryo,” an exhibit of 100 artworks in honor…
Heaven has been kind to us in this sweltering summer month that is May. Rain falls on some nights, providing us with respite from the harshness of the season. It is the month for children to learn…
On the eve of the day her colleagues kicked out the 24th Chief Justice of the Republic of the Philippines, a small flock of Cebuanos gathered at their provincial capitol to pray. They sat between chairs arranged…
It started with Perfecto Yasay. He was Philippine foreign affairs secretary. That state of affairs did not last long. He turned out to have an unresolved allegiance to the US. He resigned. Next came Vitalian Aguirre II.…
Good tidings have been brought to the University of the Philippines Cebu, the constituent unit of the national unuversity in the Central Visayas region on the eve of its centenary. Senior mass communication student Denzel Yorong, along…
News circulated a couple of days ago that yet another graduate of the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu has been spotted by the military among the rebels operating in Negros Island. A check with the university…
The present dispensation’s reaction to the independent selection of Vera Files and Rappler as fact-checkers of content being circulated on Facebook is gauge of commitment to truth and healthy public discourse. The reaction indicates only a flimsy…
The things I will never forget from Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno when she spoke to us and guests at the University of the Philippines Cebu last Thursday, fifth of April have to do not only…
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