A Challenge to Mining Advocates in Homonhon
For me, the issue with the historical Homonhon existed even before the author was born. The Philippines’ mining issue had always pitted the hungry masses against the principled few, at least fifty years ago....
Dangerous erections
Stubbornness is a trait that is commonplace even among high ranking government officials who are charged with policymaking and law enforcement functions. The tendency to be uncaring is manifest in the passivity of these...
Christmas and martyrdom
IT’S amazing that right after Christmas Day, the second day of the Christmas Octave (December 26), we celebrate the memorial of St. Stephen who bears the title of being the protomartyr or the first...
The big difference
Nowadays, dishonesty has unfortunately become synonymous with politics, with some asserting that it is the most effective strategy in this arena. But the idea that dishonesty is the best policy in politics is fundamentally...