THINK ON THESE: A Modern Fix to Davao’s Growing Garbage Crisis
Across the world, cities are grappling with a common dilemma: mountains of garbage growing faster than the capacity to manage them. Landfills are filling...
Kuwentong Peyups: Memoirs of Kundiman
I grew up in the 1970s to ‘80s watching classic Philippine cinema in black-and-white family TV set that frequently featured traditional Filipino...
THINK ON THESE | A Brother on the Stand: What Baste’s Testimony Really...
Last September 29, Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte appeared before the Senate impeachment court in what became one of the most closely watched...
OBLIQUE OBSERVATIONS | Sci Fi vs. down-to-earth alternate energy
There is a proposal by a Japanese corporation, Shimizu Corp., to build a 6800-mile belt of solar panels around the moon that would beam...
THINK ON THESE | Bansalan: Memories of old hometown
There are places that shape us long before we understand what “home” truly means. For me, that place is Bansalan, a quiet town in...
THINK ON THESE | True resilience begins before disaster strikes
Every year, Filipinos brace for the familiar. Weather bulletins dominate the news. Communities stock up on food and water. Evacuation centers are prepared. Families...
Pinoy Marino Rights | Eraserheads music to honor the Filipino seafarers
Orchestral medleys of Eraserheads songs transformed ordinary pavements of T.M Kalaw Avenue in Ermita, Manila into a platform of honoring the...
THINK ON THESE | The man behind the song, “Usahay”
Recently, I was watching a video posted on Facebook. It was a Bisaya song entitled “Usahay” and was performed by the Sessionistas.
I read one...
ESPRESSO MORNINGS | Investing ahead, transforming the grid
In a recent roundtable with energy leaders hosted by the Manila Times, the effectiveness of the landmark Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001...
THINK ON THESE | The celebration that defines Bansalan
Just recently, my hometown celebrated its 74th anniversary. For years, it was just known as Town Anniversary. But later on, Bansaulog came into existence....