Looking Back

Every semester, when I go over the syllabus with the class, I hear an audible…

Having no children of my own, I compensate during commencement exercises, cheering for students who…

With a height of 45.72 meters, the “Independence Flagpole,” fronting the Rizal Monument in Luneta,…

This is my first column for the Inquirer under Inquirer Interactive. Nothing has changed except…

Since March, I have been leafing through old books dating from the 16th to 19th…

June 24 reminds me of rowdy water dousing in San Juan and the foundation of…

Back in 2009, I outlined an essay I wanted to write about Sen. Francis Escudero…

One of my favorite paintings in the National Museum is going abroad. Juan Luna’s “La…

From the many “Happy Independence Day” texts I received early yesterday morning, one stood out…