True story: as I was walking along Pacita Avenue on my way home a few weeks ago, someone inside a passing vehicle suddenly opened their window and flung an empty plastic bottle of softdrinks just as I was passing by.

Road etiquette

I remember what I read in the Reader’s Digest about a non-government organization (NGO) who helps indigent quadriplegics through providing them with free wheelchairs – wheelchairs that are adapted to rough terrain, enabling their beneficiaries to once again go outside and provide for their families.

Can we do away with doleouts?

"What we are seeing here is a case of mouth diarrhea and brain constipation."

Mouth diarrhea

"What the NCAP challenges is not just bad driving—it challenges the very narrative. It says no to the idea that personal convenience should always trump collective order. It says no to the myth that we get ahead by getting around the rules. Of course, many people don’t like it. Because in the short run, the law inconveniences them. Their commute is longer. Their singit is punished. Their individual gain is delayed.

NCAP cuts our propensity for ‘shortcuts’

Who can still remember the days when “Basaan” was a fun experience, not a hassle?

Basaan o bastusan?

I remember watching way back in 2016 this episode of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” about how local journalism in the United States faced increasing challenges due to declining revenue and readership, not to mention the rise of fake news and social media.

Local media is still vital

In the immediate aftermath of the recent midterm elections, I posted this random musing on my social media page: “Looking at the election results (both on the national and local level), doon ka talaga mapapaisip kung dalawang Pilipinas ba ang ginagalawan nating lahat.”

The dangers of polarization

Why don’t we convert the Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) right-of-way to bicycle lanes?

PNR bike lanes, anyone?

I couldn’t help but shake my head at the latest directive of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and its attached agencies to (once again) strictly enforce the “no siksikan” rule on public transport.

The root of ‘siksikan’ in public transport

By law, the barangay is the smallest unit of governance in the Philippines. But there's another subdivision (and I'm going to talk of the literal word here) of local governance that is often overlooked: homeowners' associations (HOAs).

Accountability should start in HOAs

The (Un)Common Sense column by OpinYon News columnist, James Veloso.

(Un)Common Sense

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