Looking Back

Naia woes

Following the praise releases regarding ongoing reform and improvement at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport…

Learning Spanish

Ateneo graduates of a certain generation all used the same Spanish language textbook. We all…

Banknote backstories

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) should have rolled out the new polymer notes last…

Wartime New Year

Historians deal with the past, this makes writing a New Year column difficult. We all…

New year, new banknotes

My “noche buena” memories are largely sensory: chatter and laughter from uncles, aunts, and 50…

Christmas gifts and wishes

I will be asleep when this column appears online. Still nursing indigestion from “noche buena”…

Christmas carols that define us

Wikipedia has a long list of Filipino Christmas songs and carols. I do not know…

History from advertisements

Benjamin Franklin is quoted to have said: “In this world, nothing can be said to…

A Mansion House visit

Rewriting Philippine history is not exclusive to academics. Politicians indulge in it too, when they…

My Inquirer story

Pam Pastor’s “My Inquirer Story” in the Lifestyle section made me look back on my…