Propaganda: Good or bad?

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 06/03/2022

Filipinos love to play with words. We effortlessly form puns or terms with double or conflicting meanings for a laugh, often unmindful of the power of words to communicate, conceal, or confuse. Take propaganda. Textbook history taught…

Unlearning flag history

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 05/28/2021

Growing up as a martial law baby meant having to unlearn a lot of Marcos-era distortions. When I saw the word “Pag-ibig,” I had to look at how the word was used to know if it meant…

Sense of history: An election issue

11/30/2018

In the Christian world, Advent begins today at sunset, a nod to Judaism that counts evening as the beginning of the next day. This new year on the liturgical calendar reminds believers that grace is always available…

Palm Grass Hotel to mark Leon Kilat birthday and KKK founding with poetry nights

PR 06/29/2018

THIS July 2018, the 126th anniversary of the founding of the Katipunan and Cebu Katipunan leader Leon Kilat’s 145th birthday will be celebrated by Palm Grass, the Cebu Heritage Hotel with “Bayan, Balak, Alak”, a two-part poetry…

Armed tribe recruiting people in mountain barangays

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/11/2014

The Police Coordinating and Advisory Council (PCAC) of Cebu City Hall wants more police detachments in the city’s mountain barangays. Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella, who heads the council, said they received reports of the presence of armed…

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