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It starts with the Feast of Saint Justin, martyr, a man from whom we have an account of the structure of the Mass, an account that shows that the Mass has essentially stayed the same for two…
Lest we forget, we do have our own language(s). In the Philippines, we have more than 170. The teaching of Philippine languages is no longer mandatory for tertiary educational institutions in the Philippines. But at the University…
I wrote most of these thoughts on May 13: If the latest Pulse Asia survey proves prescient (and it might not, since there is a history of pre-election surveys proving wrong once the electoral dust settles,…
One of the heavenly protectors of Cebu is Saint John Nepomuk. Cebuanos know him by the Hispanized form of his name, San Juan Nepomuceno. A man from medieval times, Saint John Nepomuk is patron of the coastal,…
The writer of the fourth gospel, Saint John, was, according to many biblical scholars, the youngest of the Christ’s twelve apostles. This, they said, was the reason he was not a threatening presence to the mob…
In the first station, Pontius Pilate condemns Jesus to death. We are familiar with the condemnation episode. Saint John the Evangelist recorded it in writing for his own and for succeeding generations. We remember the encounter…
A nationwide survey can tell you who are the leading candidates for elective government positions such as senator or congressman. Survey results also indicate how aware voters are of a person’s candidacy, and to a certain degree…
Academia is one aspect of Philippine life in which United States influence remains strong. The rigid and as such tragic division the country’s universities have imposed between the arts and sciences is a legacy from American pedagogies.…
In 2018, Malacañang announced it was withdrawing the Philippines from the Rome Statute, the law by which the country fell within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Spokespersons and supporters of the administration argued that…
“On the contrary, I am of the firm conviction that responsible parents can and have administered corporal punishment in a self-restrained manner, such that the children remember it not as an act of hate or abuse, but…
A university colleague posted the announcement on Facebook. There was to be a gathering the next morning at Fuente Osmeña circle, followed by a march going downtown to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the 1986 Edsa People…
According to actual and self-appointed mouthpieces of the current dispensation, last week’s arrest of journalist Maria Ressa was not an attack on our freedoms. The Consortium on Democracy and Disinformation believes otherwise. The consortium is a national…
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