Every storm
Though it was never fun to commute to work or classes, the series of rains have only made the experience much worse. Most of us do not have private cars ...
Defenseless
The Philippines is still unprepared. That much can be surmised from the recent heavy rains. Mere monsoons, albeit enhanced, is enough to expose the many obvious and underlying problems in ...
Alex Eala made Filipinos proud
She is barely out of her teens yet it took her, a very young lady to make Filipinos proud to the whole world. How about the political leaders of this ...
These hard times
As we have predicted early on, the economic sufferings we are enduring now, will last long. And just like in past situations, did government come to your aid? NO. The ...
What it takes to survive
If you had been following me through the articles I write for this paper then you know that I had been practically “mothballed” the past five years or so. I ...
If not autonomy, what?
A few days ago was the Cordillera Day. The day felt like an ordinary day. Indeed, it was. For autonomy, as was evident for more than a decade already was ...
Always remember
How lucky are we that typhoon Inday only managed to graze us with its tail. The former super typhoon did not land on our shores but just look how vulnerable ...
The valuable lesson from Alex Ealas’s last game
We ride on with the Alex Eala mania. In her last game in Wimbledon against Maya Joint who earlier defeated her in a heartbreaking manner, it appeared she would be ...
The right attitude during disasters
It is rainy season again. But even with the season’s regularity we seem to be always unprepared for its victims. Up to now we don’t have buildings specifically for that ...
Natural hazards
Throughout social media, we have seen the videos of structures in Mindanao shaking from the effects of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Buildings collapsed and even schools just a few feet ...
We won’t back down
We might have appeared to have slackened a bit, but we are back. Like any other outfit run by humans, it goes by the people behind it. The past many ...
By the roll of the dice, fortunes are made or futures are broken
During difficult times, scams will be everywhere also gambling dens. They proliferate with the backing of politicians wielded through the police force or other law enforcers. Of course, the payolas ...
Always remember
After enjoying the sun for a few months, typhoon season is here to bring us back to reality. After the ghost project scandals last year, the series of protests and ...
Indignation and a lot more
Anger, that is what the we the Filipinos need. Those in power should know we are already very angry at how they are running, or not running this country. Not ...
Worshiping politicians
As prices increase and the purchasing power of the common Filipino decreases, it is the poor who bear the brunt of the hit. Across the nation, the purchase of basic ...
