An Open Letter (of Apology) to My Toddler
On the occasion of “Fathers’ day”, while some dads are going to be receiving gifts or having dinners arranged for them, I opted to write my child an open letter …
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Imagining a Millenials-led Philippine government
Last weekend, while having dinner with my wife, I asked her this question: You know, at some point in the future, we will be led by the youth we now …
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Wattah-Wattah: An insensitive tradition
The recent water crisis in Metro Manila has got its residents and authority gaga on how to address it. News of almost day-long (week-long for some) water interruption has been …
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#EDSA30: What I’ve seen, heard and, now, think after 30 years
(Note: This post is actually meant to be just a comment to Mike Portes’s latest article. But since it is long, I opted to post is as an article. And I wrote …
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How do I, as a voter, view Mar Roxas
Recently, Mar Roxas seems to be receiving more criticism than a welcome by most Filipinos which he especially needs now that he is running for president. And it also seems …
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Removing Calculus and Trigonometry in the Philippine Education System?
On 17 December, 2015, Philstar.com reported that presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte said if he will be elected president, he will have Calculus and Trigonometry removed in the education system and …
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How do OFWs really follow simple rules abroad?
Generally OFWs, a few days before their flight, go through a POEA-sponsored seminar known as PDOS (Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar). In it, I recall, we were briefed of the dos and …
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Kim Atienza and Joey Marquez’s 5 Sept 2015 It’s Showtime! performance: A sample of a dysfunctional Philippine society
I am not a fan of ABS-CBN’s Its Showtime! but last Saturday, September 5, 2015, I was not able to avoid watching it. I was working at home and my …
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