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Kalayaan by no other name

To the cynical observer, the act of naming a tiny sandbar or a submerged atoll…

Easter power

The story is told about a father who brought his son to church to attend…

The Jesus we thought we knew

Over 2,000 years ago, Jesus Christ appeared on the shores of Galilee in Roman-controlled Israel,…

Not out of desperation

The Philippines, which imports almost all of its petroleum product requirements from the Middle East,…

Downhill forces

Even if the Iran conflict were to end today, we’re already in for hard times.…

VP: All bluff, no bloodbath

Public officers “must, at all times, be accountable to the people,” or so it is…

A war without rules

Even wars, which imply disorder, have rules. And that’s because without shared expectations, conflict becomes…

Monitoring unhappiness

Last week, apropos the International Day of Happiness, I stated my personal preference for: (a)…

Via crucis in ‘ayuda republic’​

Holy Week morsels here: As we Filipinos lurch sideways and forward toward Holy Week, it…

The ‘narcissistic arrogance’ of Trump

The forbidden words have finally been said: United States President Donald Trump “should be held…