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The War That Reaches Our Pockets

You do not need to live in Tehran, Tel Aviv, Caracas, or Washington to feel a war. Sometimes it reaches you while you are...

Bastos by Any Name

March had barely begun, purple ribbons had barely been pinned, and the country had barely warmed up to Women’s Month when Congress handed us...

Idioms with impact

Language may shape thought, but the way we joke, hint, or sidestep often says more. In our classrooms, where teachers balance modules and quiet...

Reduplicatives in real life

THEY slip into our speech like old jokes or fresh tsismis. You hear them everywhere—kids on swings, sari-sari store chika, even in a politician’s...

EDSA: A SCHOOL DAY FOR DEMOCRACY

By February each year, a familiar dilemma returns to schools: should Feb. 25 be treated like any other busy Tuesday, complete with quizzes and...

Protect Tarriela, protect WPS

Some issues only feel “national” when they reach the dinner table. The West Philippine Sea (WPS) is one of them. You can ignore it...

Finally, a middle ground — but late

Dinagyang has always been the kind of festival you can feel before you see. Still, let us be honest: for many Ilonggos, seeing is...

Hala Bira! Hala Basura!

A week before Dinagyang, the city already changes its posture. Banderitas begin to bloom. Sound systems get tested. Food stalls start rehearsing their own...

Standing for Fr. Flavie V.

There are moments when public silence becomes a form of laziness. Not neutrality, not prudence, but the quieter vice of letting noise do the...

When tourism becomes personal branding

The criticism directed towards a magazine cover that featured Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco was never primarily about photography, layout, or even a single publication....

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