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The government recently imposed a total ban on smoking in all public places. This national policy follows that city ordinance long implemented in Davao City, one of the strict measures that made then-mayor Rodrigo Duterte popular nationwide.…
As to the present state of the nation, we only have to check the comment section on news articles posted in the social network. In those long threads, where we’d rather stick to our views and throw…
Lawyers occupy a special position in the Philippines. As we are supposed to be a “society of laws,” we always go to lawyers for all sorts of problems. Their opinion is sought on almost every issue, as…
On a wall in my bathroom is a framed map of the streets of Paris. I placed it there to help me remember the names of the streets, the arrondissements or districts, the iconic buildings and the…
If necessity is the mother of invention, then poverty would be its father. The lack of resources forces people to find creative solutions to certain problems, to make do with whatever is available and to try to…
On midafternoon of June 12, Philippine Independence Day, my wood relief (carving) sculpture entitled “Leon Kilat ug ang Kagubot sa Sugbo sa 1898” (“Leon Kilat and the Revolution in Cebu in 1898”) was finally unveiled at Palm…
Tomorrow, June 12, will be the 119th anniversary of Philippine Independence. This year’s celebration is important as it comes at the time when our nation’s freedom is facing two kinds of threats: the rise of local ISIS,…
Stopping over at a terminal just before our bus made the ascent to the Islamic city of Marawi, we did something haram or forbidden: steal a few bites of pork adobo from our lunch box while most…
On May 6, 2017, the Philippine art community lost a father. Manuel Rodriguez Sr., considered to be the Father of Contemporary Printmaking in the Philippines, died in his home in Florida at the age of 105. He…
For years, since I lost my faith after reading about the Big Bang and Charles Darwin, I decided to be an atheist. Yes, it was a decision, an attempt of becoming. Contrary to my declarations, deep inside…
The appointment and eventual rejection of Gina Lopez as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) by the Commission on Appointments (CA) highlights the frustrating status of efforts to protect our environment from being…
Few weeks ago, we got so close to starting a nuclear war when US President Donald Trump sent what he called a “powerful armada” that includes an aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula. This was just days…
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