Political tremor
The arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte is not merely a legal strategy but a political earthquake that sent shockwaves around the nation. With the collaboration of the International Criminal Court (ICC), this present...
Living with scammers
Recently, a seventy-year-old man stood sobbing outside a police station with a piece of paper that was worth nothing. It was a receipt for a parcel that did not exist, a scam that gulped...
Building mental toughness: A guide to resilience and success
Mental toughness is not a magical quality reserved for elite athletes or CEOs. It’s a skill that can be developed by anyone, regardless of their background or current situation. This article explores the science...
Positing electoral reforms
If this writer can rewrite election laws, here are what I would posit for fair elections in the future. We have an obsolete election law that was enacted by the defunct rubberstamp parliament and...
What Christ’s Transfiguration teaches us
THE spectacle of Christ’s Transfiguration (cfr. Lk 9,28b-36) teaches us, among other things, that we are meant for a supernatural life, that we need to develop the art of transcending the material and temporal...
Needed wisdom
The upcoming election is not only a political battle but also a test on the intelligence of the country’s electorate. Most of the candidates running for top seats have dubious reputations, a sullied past,...