Reality bites

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 03/06/2023

I was on my first year of fellowship training and was the second person on call. The patient was a 5-year-old boy who was brought in because of ascending paralysis. He was in tears and whether it…

Falling in love with radio, again

Angelica D. Mitra - @inquirerdotnet 03/03/2023

I grew up listening to the radio. Not just any radio—but a huge stereo with dual speakers and cassette slots that was very much loved and cherished by my grandfather. I have vivid memories of coming home…

Jeepney operators strike back

Anna Cristina Tuazon - @inquirerdotnet 03/02/2023

An estimated 40,000 traditional jeepneys and UV express vehicles in Metro Manila will join a weeklong strike next week, as a response to the mandates being enforced by the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program. The Land…

Battle of the brains

Manuel L. Quezon III - @inquirerdotnet 03/01/2023

Sen. Robinhood Padilla wants the Constitution amended, but not in the manner proposed by the House of Representatives. The House, recognizing what polls have been suggesting for decades now, wants to pursue amendments by means of an…

‘Provincializing’ agriculture

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 02/28/2023

You know agriculture is in great trouble when so many op-ed columns are being written on the sector, even from writers who don’t normally deal on the subject. The attention is well deserved, as I consider agriculture…

Unadulterated kindness

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 02/27/2023

Have you been a giver or a recipient? #Curly Tops “May I know what floor?” This sweet inquiry came from a little girl with naturally curly brown hair, twinkly eyes, and a bright gentle smile as she…

When tempted …

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 02/26/2023

The story is told about a man who told his wife: “I found a wallet in the church. What should I do?” His wife said: “Don’t give it back yet. Let’s pray over it, and we will…

Religious, because Filipino

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 02/25/2023

In my opinion, our people, anywhere in the world, are very religious, not due to being mostly Catholic, or even due to being mostly Christian, but simply due to being Filipino. A few days ago—timed for Ash…

US situation reports on Edsa 1986

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 02/24/2023

Some years ago, colleagues, who had been at Edsa in 1986 and experienced people power firsthand, complained that their students did not seem to know or care about it. I advised them to mind their age and…

Stranger than fiction

Raphael A. Pangalangan - @inquirerdotnet 02/23/2023

Who would have thought that a film starring two-time Razzie nominee Gerard Butler could lie at the center of political controversy? First-term Sen. Robinhood C. Padilla is calling for the ban of “Plane”—a B-movie production on a…

MacArthur in love

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 02/22/2023

Douglas MacArthur may have been one of the most famous generals in military history, but when he fell in love, he turned to mush. We know that MacArthur married twice: First, to Louise Cromwell in 1922, and…

Creative lessons from Korea

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 02/21/2023

It seems hard to believe now, but Filipinos on the average were twice richer than South Koreans back in 1965. Data from countryeconomy.com show average income (GDP per capita) in the Philippines then at $211, and $108…

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