Earlier this month, our country has again experienced division following the unexpected arrest of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (FPRRD) upon his arrival at NAIA from his Hongkong trip which…
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Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree: A Call to Genuine Faith and Action
The parable of the barren fig tree, as recounted in the Gospel of St. Luke, offers profound insights into the nature of faith, patience, and the importance of genuine spiritual…
Skookum Chuck::
DU30 as Viewed through the Overton Window
The nation watched in awe just days ago as former President Rodrigo Duterte was hustled near midnight onto a chartered Gulfstream G950 at Villamor Air Base in Manila and flown…
Bryce McIntyre:
Vaccine Hesitancy Spurs Measles Outbreaks
Measles is an exceptionally pernicious disease. It is nothing to be trifled with. Nonetheless, at least a million children in the Philippines are not fully vaccinated against this malaise, according…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
EDSA 1
EDSA, a twenty-four-kilometer circumferential road in Metro Manila, is named after renowned Filipino writer and historian, Epifanio Delos Santos. At present times, this road is synonymous with long, severe and…
Bryce McIntyre:
Surviving Pandemics on The Happy Island
Although it cannot be seen from this distance, the next pandemic is coming down a national highway near you. It’s just a matter of time until it arrives…. This is…
PRESUMED ACTS OF VOTE-BUYING AND VOTE-SELLING (COMELEC Resolution No. 11104)
Possession or delivery of any coins, monies, notes, pay envelopes, bags, groceries tokens or any of value together with sample ballots or campaign materials in favor of or against a…
SENSENERES:
IS THERE A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN THE PHILIPPINES?
Postings of “Ka Iking 4U”, the weekly column of Ike Señeres syndicated in 29 local community newspapers in the Philippines and 1 overseas newspaper. Mental health is increasingly becoming a…
Bryce McIntyre:
Sardines and the Tragedy of the Commons
It is frequently reported that fish stocks are in decline worldwide. For example, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations warns that more than 30 percent of…
Bryce McIntyre:
The Jevons Paradox
Recurring power outages in the summer are exasperating for Catandunganons, to put it mildly. As one Virac-based media website complained, in somewhat labored English: ‘This Has To End – Frequent…