Gray Matters

Nice judges

Shortly after he died last Aug. 21, aged 88, tributes in American papers began to…

Aspin

They used to be popularly called “native” or dismissed simply as “strays.” Then “askal” came…

Surviving water disasters

The maternal side of my family used to go on summer vacations involving a large…

Crisis in caregiving

We still tend to think of caregiving mainly as catering to the elderly, even coining…

Noah’s Ark

I woke up this morning and checked two weather apps on my phone, sadly confirming…

Night driving

It was about 4 a.m. when my cell phone began to ring. I always dread…

Dog years, cat years

I frequently hear people estimating their dog’s ages in human years using a “times seven”…

Go rock the world

The timing of the planting of the sunflowers at University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman…

O say, can you see?

I’ve wondered how many Filipinos are familiar with the song from which the lyrics come.…

Hope and science high schools

Monday’s Inquirer brought pride and hope with a news story about Nathan Wayne Ariston, 22,…