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From the queries I receive online, almost daily, from students taking the college course on Philippine history from primary sources, it seems that teachers leave them on their own. With no prescribed textbook, students are required to…
The Gender Social Norms Index by the United Nations (UN) Development Programme, based on data from 91 countries, reported that gender biases against women have not improved in a decade. Eighty-five percent of the total population worldwide…
Competing with the Independence Day coverage the other day was the news on the repatriation of a long-lost work by Juan Luna — “Hymen, O Hyménée” — painted during his honeymoon in Italy and later exhibited in…
As expected, the economy grew at a significantly slower pace in the first quarter of this year (6.4 percent) than it did a year ago (8.3 percent). There are several reasons for this. On the production or…
Cruising along Commonwealth Avenue at 60 kilometers per hour, fortunate to be a passenger, I happened to chance upon a vendor holding several Philippine flags in his hand. It was a sharp reminder that June 12 was…
The story is told about a man who was hungry while waiting for his car registration at the Land Transportation Office. He went to the cafeteria, but did not go in when he saw the sign that…
I turned 60 a decade and a year ago, and started kicking my heels to the tune of Glenn Miller’s “In The Mood.” I’ve also been enjoying the benefits of a senior citizen, like the 20-percent discounts…
Maria Karina A. Bolasco had been blessed with a job she actually enjoys doing—publishing books. From National Bookstore to Anvil Publishing, and lately the Ateneo de Manila University Press, she was, for over four decades, a disruptor…
This week, I will present a paper, though remotely and asynchronously, to the 14th International Conference on Sport and Society in Las Vegas. I’ve been building my own research corpus into the intersections of sports and nationalism,…
Walking around the Philippine Book Festival this weekend made me reflect on the books that shaped me and my time. I looked back on all the books I have published since 1986 and revisited my now-shattered dream…
I’ve heard people passionately speak about imports as if they are the most evil scourge on our economy, hence must be tightly controlled if not stopped altogether. When economists like me argue for more liberalized trade to…
Doctor, please do everything!” I am quite sure that at one point in your life, you have either been a patient, a relative, or a friend who found himself involved in making crucial medical decisions and felt…
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