The state of our nation

Raphael A. Pangalangan - @inquirerdotnet 07/28/2022

President Marcos Jr. may have given his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, but the state of our nation had already been illustrated a day prior. The senseless violence we witnessed last Sunday is…

Tears for a broken history

Inez Ponce de leon - @inquirerdotnet 07/27/2022

Last week, the actress who likened history to gossip sat down for an interview, sobbed, and wailed that she had been bullied. She did not know what she had done wrong. The response from the sensible segment…

Turning the nicotine tide

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 07/26/2022

During Rodrigo Duterte’s last month in office, we had a bit of good news with our Supreme Court ruling in the case of Ona vs. the Philippine Tobacco Institute, Inc. that tobacco products are health products and…

Just two words

Fatima Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 07/25/2022

Duktora, ako na po.“ He was a bagger who was offering to help unload my groceries at the counter. Wondering how he knew I was a doctor, I forgot that I was still wearing my white coat.…

We have a loving Father!

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 07/24/2022

The story is told about a señora who asked her maid: “Did you clean the keyboard of my computer as I told you to do?” The maid responded: “Yes, Ma’am, I did. Not only that. It was…

Waiting to see

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 07/23/2022

A presidential State of the Nation Address (Sona) is a president’s version of the nation’s journey—where it is now, how it came this way, and where he plans to lead it. A Sona covers whatever a president…

Teach children to be kind

Czarina de Vera - @inquirerdotnet 07/22/2022

It has been 10 years, but I have never forgotten the short and simple story my mom told me after she attended the first birthday party of her friend’s child. It was a children’s party at a…

The hidden costs of education

Raphael A. Pangalangan - @inquirerdotnet 07/21/2022

There is a hidden side to everything. Even policies, though well-intended, may yield unfortunate results. Earlier this week, Vice President Sara Duterte, as the new chief of the Department of Education (DepEd), announced a no-uniform policy for…

A country of label lovers

Inez Ponce de leon - @inquirerdotnet 07/20/2022

Is the Philippines really an agricultural country? The label is so pervasive that it’s almost taken for granted. A closer look at the numbers shows a different story. Agriculture’s contribution to our gross domestic product (GDP) has…

Nursing in crisis

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 07/19/2022

Upon giving birth to her second baby in a leading hospital last May, my youngest daughter and her husband languished for hours in the delivery room with no one attending to them, even as they already had…

Rx for living

Fatima Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 07/18/2022

GUSTO KO MAGING DOKTOR.” Hearing these words fueled instant waterworks. It was not because it reminded me of how difficult but fulfilling being a doctor can be, but because it came from a balding, brave, three-year-old who…

Work and pray in humility

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 07/17/2022

The story is told about a father who gifted an iPad to his son, who was filled with joy to the max. Wanting to teach him to be grateful, the Dad said: “What do you say to…

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