In his Ash Wednesday sermon last February 18, the parish priest of a local church in San Pedro City where I attended Mass reminded the congregation that the observance of Lent is more than simply fasting and abstinence.

Social media addiction

There’s more to being an “epalitiko” than by having your name and your face plastered everywhere: on tarpaulins, inside government offices, on public vehicles and installations, and even on small, inconsequential items like medals or souvenirs.

If there's a will, there's an epal

If, this Holy Week, we can all make some personal sacrifices, here’s what I believe you can do: get off your social media feeds for a while. Stop listening to the news during Holy Week.

News fatigue

True unity, I have said as early as 2022, is not people sharing a single political belief massing together. It is when people of various political beliefs set aside their differences, find common ground, and work together for that goal.

The biggest lesson of EDSA: Compromise and unity

Even before satirist Bob Ong pointed out the problem in his book “Bakit Baliktad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino?”, several traffic advocates have insisted that our traffic woes will never be resolved unless gated exclusive subdivisions are opened to the general public.

Road use planning

A true friend is tested in times of need, they say. So do our politicians.

The consequences of our votes

Let me be clear: I am not, nor have ever been, a fan of Senator Rodante Marcoleta nor his politics.

Agreeing to disagree

I remember this story about comedian Ariel Ureta's lampoon of the Martial-Law era motto, "Sa ikauunlad ng bayan, disiplina ang kailangan," which he changed to "Sa ikauunlad ng bayan, bisikleta ang kailangan!"

Making bicycles a way of life

When the war in Iraq came in the early 2000’s, I was just barely ten years old – not the age when you’d think kids would be interested in national issues.

(Un)Common Sense

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