Last November, while taking a “duck tour” around Singapore's Marina Bay, the Filipino tour guide, Chris, pointed to three side-by-side structures still under construction. … [Read more...]
Singapore’s Integrated Resorts: some thoughts on gambling and casinos
January 28, 2010 By 8 Comments
Sometimes, it’s okay not to be the first
January 26, 2010 By 19 Comments
In the age of mass media, and the internet, people have developed the “scoop” mentality. Everyone wants to be the first. Media outfits will pay good money to get the scoop … [Read more...]
What Haiti needs and does not need
January 21, 2010 By 25 Comments
Last week, I came across a news report where U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was quoted as saying, “It is biblical, the tragedy that continues to stalk Haiti and the … [Read more...]
Wrong love and the spoiled brat
January 19, 2010 By 102 Comments
I purposely refrained from writing about Jason Aguilar Ivler even after the mistaken deportation of overseas worker Jason Vivar Aguilar. It makes my blood boil when the … [Read more...]
Alternative film festival
January 14, 2010 By 38 Comments
Over the holiday break, as I read fellow columnist Bong Austero's two-part assessment of the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival, I sighed and thanked my lucky stars that my … [Read more...]
Dear Teacher Blah
January 13, 2010 By 30 Comments
When I was a student, Home Economics was exclusively for girls. We cooked and sewed while the boys had their Automotive class. That was then. Cooking is now part of TLE … [Read more...]
Prom Night
January 12, 2010 By 7 Comments
For Alex and her classmates, Senior Prom means a dinner-dance on January 16 at a semi -private restaurant in Antipolo. Originally built as a house, the restaurant is gated … [Read more...]
The Fockers and the Basterds
January 5, 2010 By 23 Comments
Except for those required grade-school essays, I don't remember jotting down New Year's resolutions. This year though, I will. I have three in my mind right now, the list is … [Read more...]
Air and noise pollution on New Year’s Eve
January 1, 2010 By 33 Comments
On Tuesday evening, we hosted a dinner party for my brother-in-law who was on vacation in the country for the first time in more than two years. Tables were laid out in the … [Read more...]
The Filipino male and his ego
December 29, 2009 By 53 Comments
On the evening of December 23, we drove my mother to her house in Caloocan and, on the way back, along Elliptical Road in Quezon City, an Isuzu DMAX swerved sharply from the … [Read more...]
New Year, fresh start
December 24, 2009 By 18 Comments
Reading the news these days is like staring at a doomsday scenario. As though the devastation brought by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng weren't enough, Philvolcs says that Mayon … [Read more...]
The 2009 U.P. Lantern Parade
December 23, 2009 By 10 Comments
I was a U.P. student for eight years – four as an undergrad and another four as a law student. I have experienced the lantern parade both as a participant and as a mere … [Read more...]
Christmas ham and Ragnarok
December 17, 2009 By 10 Comments
According to the news, the price of Christmas ham will probably go up by another seven per cent next week. The announcement was made by the president of the supermarket … [Read more...]
Thanks for the concern, but…
December 15, 2009 By 19 Comments
(My op-ed column today in Manila Standard Today) A couple of weeks ago, my batch in the U.P. College of Law sponsored the special screening of “Biyaheng Lupa.” The … [Read more...]
The ‘deemed-resigned’ issue
December 11, 2009 By 21 Comments
After thousands of voter’s IDs were recovered from the mansion of Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr. in Shariff Aguak, Col. Leo Ferrer, 601st Infantry Brigade commander, … [Read more...]
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